The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowellstudies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in American fine art music from 1914-1965. The composer is noteworthy and controversial because of his radical early works, his interest in non-Western musics, and his retrogressive mature stylealong with notoriety for his imprisonment in San Quentin on a morals charge. Eleven chapters are organized both topically and chronologically. An introduction, conclusion, series of eight appendices, bibliography, and discography complete this comprehensive study, along with an audio playlist of representative works, hosted on the CMS website.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Printed Music, Photographs, and Poetic Texts
TABULAR INFORMATION
FOREWORD: From the Series Editor
PREFACE: From the Author
ABBREVIATIONS FOR SIGLA
TREATMENT OF TITLES
CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Destined to Compose for Wind Band
A Brief Overview of American Wind Band History
Details of Cowells Arrest and Sentencing
Prison Composer and Musician
A Note on Dating Cowells Compositions
Isolation from the Musical Mainstream
CHAPTER 2: The Genesis of the Early Band Works
San Quentin State Prison
A Conspiracy of Bandsmen
Cowell and the San Quentin Concert Band
Sidney Robertson Cowells Views of Cowells Band Music
The Jute Mill Works
Hypothetical Questions
CHAPTER 3: Celtic l3"
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