Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists

(Hardback)

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Musical performance on brass instruments has expanded in the 20th century because of technical improvements in horn-making, an increased literature and a number of outstanding players, such as Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and Doc Severinsen, as well as classical musicians such as Maurice Andre, Christian Lindberg and Barry Tuckwell. This book analyses and celebrates nearly 100 brass soloists who have performed and been recorded widely, and whose genius, technique and style have been widely recognised.

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The book is a wonderful reference guide to some of the greatest brass players from Miles Davis to Philip Farkas to Herbert L. Clarke. Far from a quick orchestra-program outline, each biography offers a complete personal and musical background of the artist. Bibliographic references offer researchers a place from which to continue more in-depth study, and the selected discographies are invaluable.- The Instrumentalist
This well-researched, clearly presented book fills a lacuna in the reference literature. Recommended for general readers, upper-level undergraduates, and faculty.-Choice
Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists fills a gap in musical biography, particularly for classical instrumentalists, who receive scant attention in traditional sources. This is a must for music libraries. The descriptions of technique and recommendations for practice and teaching contained in the analysis section will be useful to brass students.-Reference Book Bulletin
"This well-researched, clearly presented book fills a lacuna in the reference literature. Recommended for general readers, upper-level undergraduates, and faculty."-Choice
"Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists fills a gap in musical biography, particularly for classical instrumentalists, who receive scant attention in traditional sources. This is a must for music libraries. The descriptions of technique and recommendations for practice and teaching contained in the analysis section will be useful to brass students."-Reference Book Bulletin
"The book is a wonderful reference guide to some of the greatest brass players from Miles Davis to Philip Farkas to Herbert L. Clarke. Far from a quick orchestra-program outline, each biography offers a complete personal and musical background of the artist. Bibliographic references offer researchers a place from which to continue more in-depth study, and the selected discographies are invaluable."- The Instrumentalist

Author Bio

MICHAEL MECKNA is Professor of Music History at Texas Christian University. He is the author of Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists (Greenwood, 1994) and Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 2004).