Concerto for Wind Ensemble (Husa) explained

The Concerto for Wind Ensemble is a concerto for wind ensemble by the Czech-born American composer Karel Husa. It was written for the Michigan State University Wind Ensemble in 1982 and won the first Sudler International Composition Prize in 1983.[1] [2]

Reception

Classical Music: The Listener's Companion compared the work favorably to Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and praised the work for "...show[ing] a lightness of texture that allows the exposure of everyone's talents."[3] Author Frank L. Battisti also lauded the work, saying:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Battisti, Frank L. . The Winds of Change: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band/Ensemble and Its Conductor . . 2002 . 0634045229 . 110–111.
  2. Web site: Snow . Shauna . Music . . April 27, 1993 . July 25, 2016.
  3. Book: Moore . Morin . Alexander J. . Classical Music: The Listener's Companion . . 2002 . 0879306386 . 462 . registration .

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