43. Good Music Promotes Good Character
It is quite regrettable that none of us now knows what constitutes Musica moralis. Johann Mattheson (1681–1764) The Greek word, “ethos,” had to do with characte...
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44. Good Music Promotes Good Manners
The right molding or ruin of ingenuous manners and civil conduct lies in a well-grounded musical education. Aristoxenus (fl. 335 BC) It is true that, as Saint P...
6. Sharing Memories
My final conducting Tour, Italy 2017 Morbegno Orchestra di Fiati della VoltellinaConductor and host, Lorenzo della Fonte Gallo, Sinfonia PiccoloWagner, Trauermu...
45. Can a Bad Man be a Good Musician?
How can a man tune a lute who is himself out of tune?What sense of harmony can he have who is himself full of discords? Fernando de Rojas (1477–1541) A chaste p...
97. Symphony Nr. 1, “The Viennese Legacy”
All musicians experience many lonely hours of practice improving their profession. Their greatest reward for all this work is an occasional peak performance, s...
102. Other Whitwell Compositions
At some point while I was studying Baroque music someone mentioned the great Holst work, The Planets, which led to my idea of composing The Music of the Spheres...
103. Compositions as Gifts
The following works were all composed as gifts to friends, each of whom is an internationally respected conductor. Each composition is scored for large wi...
101. More Whitwell Symphonies
Symphony Nr. 3, “Meditations on Hamlet” (1989) i. When Churchyards yawn and Hell breathes outii. Thoughts beyond the reaches of our soulsiii. Good Night, Sweet ...
104. Whitwell Transcriptions
Not included here are numerous modern editions I have made of early original band music and which are all listed in my Resume. Here I include only works w...
89. Anton Reicha, Symphony for Band (1815)
I. Adagio-AllegroII. AdagioIII. Maestoso un poco adagioIV. Poco presto I have never been interested in writing for the popular demand. To enlighten the public h...