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David Maslanka: Music For Wind Ensemble / Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
Toccata

David Maslanka: Music For Wind Ensemble / Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble

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Details

Composer
MASLANKA, DAVID
Artist
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jan 01, 2021
Catalog #
TOCC0563
UPC
5060113445636

About

Although the American composer David Maslanka (1943–2017) wrote in a wide range of genres, it is for his generous output of music for wind band that he is best known. Three of the works heard here are in effect symphonic poems, all three infused with that big-hearted sense of space found in the best of American music and the quiet dignity of those endless open landscapes, but also energized by a powerful sense of freewheeling drama. The fourth piece is a charming and hugely engaging presentation of the instruments of the symphonic wind ensemble, a latter-day Peter and the Wolf – likewise intended for children and similarly bubbling with good tunes. The composer himself was closely involved in the preparation for these recordings – the last major project involving his music before his death – which now stand as a testament to a man much-loved in American musical circles.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 California 13:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    California
    Duration
    13:26
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
    Conductor
    Reed Thomas
  2. 2 Alex and the Phantom Band 16:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Alex and the Phantom Band
    Duration
    16:54
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Performer
    Michael Fleming
    Ensemble
    Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
    Conductor
    Rubén Darío Gómez
  3. 3 Angel of Mercy 17:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Angel of Mercy
    Duration
    17:37
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
    Conductor
    C. Allen Kennedy
  4. 4 I. Quite Slow 06:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Quite Slow
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
    Conductor
    Manuel Monge-Mata
  5. 5 II. Flowing 10:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Flowing
    Duration
    10:52
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
    Conductor
    Martin Gaines