Winds of Nagual explained

Winds of Nagual: A Musical Fable for Wind Ensemble on the Writings of Carlos Castaneda is a 1985 composition for wind ensemble by Canadian composer Michael Colgrass. It has become a standard of the wind ensemble/concert band repertoire. Based on the writings of Carlos Castaneda, the work consists of seven movements.

In 1985, the piece won the ^[1] and the Sudler International Composition Competition.^[2]

Structure

• Movement 1: "The Desert: Don Juan Emerges from the Mountains"
• Movement 2: "Don Genaro Appears"
• Movement 3: "Carlos Stares at the River and Becomes a Bubble"
• Movement 4: "The Gait of Power"
• Movement 5: "Asking Twilight for Calmness and Power"
• Movement 6: "Don Juan Clowns for Carlos"
• Movement 7: "Last Conversation and Farewell"

Recordings

• Winds of Nagual . Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson . 2002 . CD . Summit Records . 313. ^[3]
• Winds of Nagual . Ohio State University Wind Symphony, Russel C. Mikkelson . 2007 . CD . Naxos . 8570244. ^[4]

See also

• List of concert band literature
• List of program music
• Program music

References

Works cited

• Book: Battisti, Frank L. . The Winds of Change: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band/Ensemble and Its Conductor . Galesville, Maryland . Meredith Music Publications . 2002 . 978-0-634-04522-6.

Further reading

• Book: Boeckman, J. . 2008 . A Counterpoint of Characters: The Music of Michael Colgrass . Verlaag Dr. Müller . 978-3-8364-8243-1.
• review . Clarke . C. . 2007 . Winds of Nagual . Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors . 30 . 6 . 291–292.
• Leung . E. . 2014 . Study Guide for Michael Colgrass's Winds of Nagual . Canadian Winds / Vents Canadiens . 12 . 2 . 16–18.
• Book: Nicholson, C. . 2009 . Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 Works in Grades IV, V, VI . Galesville, Maryland . Meredith Music Publications . 978-1-57463-092-3 . 126.
• Book: Salzman . Timothy . A Composer's Insight: Timothy Broege . 2003 . Galesville, Maryland . Meredith Music Publications . 0-634-05827-4 . 16–20.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Composition Contest . National Band Association . 2024-03-09.
2. Web site: Awards . . 2024-03-09.
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