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This book traces the history of music education from the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome to the modern era. The reader will see the most natural concepts of…
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David Whitwell
David Whitwell is one of the most influential college band directors of the twentieth century and the author of more than forty books on music, education, history and aesthetics. In…
David Whitwell is one of the most influential college band directors of the twentieth century and the author of more than forty books on music, conducting, education, history and aesthetics…
With the exception of the new form, Opera, the previous two centuries of musicology have tended to present the Baroque Period, 1600-1750, as a period of functional, even mechanical, music…
The Renaissance Wind Band and Wind Ensemble is the second volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking thirteen volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble series…
The Baroque Wind Band and Wind Ensemble is the third volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking thirteen volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble series…
The Wind Band and Wind Ensem-ble of the Classical Period is the fourth vol-ume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground break-ing thir-teen vol-ume His-tory and Lit-er-a-ture of the Wind Band and…
Dr Whitwell’s studies of Mozart began with his Ph.D. dissertation (1963) on the early symphonies of Mozart, which included an extensive study of pre-Classical composers and the early development of…
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Name Index, Volumes 1-12 is the thirteenth and final volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble series. This volume includes…
For the first time, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus entertainment, the role of…
Dr David Whitwell
For the first, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus entertainment, the role of performance…
Beginning in the mid-twentieth century American music educators began a shift toward teaching Conceptual aspects of music for the purpose of accountability in the new science led world. But Conceptual…
The Aesthetics of Music is a specialized field of Philosophy which studies fundamental questions. Regarding the mind, what is the role of the senses? What is the role of experience…
The Nineteenth-Century Wind Band and Wind Ensemble is the fifth volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking thirteen-volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble series. Whitwell’s…
‘Baroque Wind Band and Wind Ensemble Repertoire’ is the seventh volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking thirteen-volume ‘History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble’ series. This…
A Second Supplementary Catalog of Early Wind Band and Wind Ensemble Repertoire is the twelfth volume in Dr. David Whitwell’s ground breaking thirteen-volume History and Literature of the Wind Band…
Whether used for personal reference or as a text for a class in the history of the wind band this book is the most comprehensive single-volume history of the wind…
This book by Dr. David Whitwell is destined to be regarded as one of the most important works on the subject. It emphasizes the philosophic and aesthetic concepts of conducting…
