Band Music Handbook

Christopher M. Cicconi is director of bands and assistant professor of music education at Towson University. Conductor of the Towson University Symphonic Band, he also teaches courses in conducting, methods of teaching instrumental music in secondary education, and brass methods. Prior to his arrival in Maryland, Cicconi earned a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Miami, where he was awarded a Henry Mancini Fellowship.

This compilation by Cicconi, part of the publisher's ‘Music Finders’ series, adapts the formula of David Daniels's Orchestral Music to other repertoires. Composers are listed with their vital dates, locations, and nationalities and a list of works providing title, date, duration, publisher, and detailed instrumentation. An indication of difficulty, often provided by band music publishers, would have been welcome. The criteria for what the author chose to include are not clear. The book purports to ‘catalog the vast new repertoire for wind band that has emerged since the last years of the 20th century’; however, a number of much-earlier composers are included, such as Czech-born American composer Karel Husa, who published band works as early as 1959…. Useful appendixes include listings of works by duration and works that include ‘chorus, solo voice, solo instruments, and obscure instruments.’…Summing Up: Recommended.... Readers at all levels.

• PrefaceCitation GuideList of AbbreviationsComposition CatalogAppendix A: Works Listed by TitleAppendix B: Works Listed by DurationAppendix C: Composer IndexAppendix D: Composers Listed by NationalityAppendix E: Works That Include Chorus, Solo Voice, Solo Instrument, and Obscure InstrumentsAppendix F: Transcriptions and ArrangementsAppendix G: Orchestra l Transcriptions of Mark HindsleyAppendix H: Marches of James Henry FilmoreAppendix I: Marches of Karl KingAppendix J: Marches of John Phillip SousaAppendix K: Publisher and Source InformationBibliography