The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in Amer

Joel Sachs offers the first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music. Henry Cowell, a major musical innovat

Henry Cowell: A Man Made of Music is the first complete biography of one of the most innovative figures in twentieth-century American music. It explores in deta

The book provides a historical survey of the wind band’s music and denotes how historical and cultural developments have influenced it over the course of time

The first study of the performance practice, repertoire and context of the modern 'brass ensemble' in the musical world.