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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: August 30, 2025

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features the original classical wind-band music of Adalbert Gyrowetz, a Bohemian composer who lived from 1763 to 1850. In addition to composing more than 60 symphonies, numerous operas, about 60 string quartets, and numerous other works, he was friends with Mozart, Haydn’s interpreter when Haydn visited London, and one of Beethoven’s pallbearers. He also wrote harmoniemusik, music for the wind-band of the classical era, typically consisting of two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, and two horns, which is the instrumentation of his Partita in D Major performed by the Collegium Musicum Prague on today’s edition.

  1. Citation March
    Composer:  Carl T. Smith (1932-1987)
    Performer:  Tennessee Tech Wind Ensemble
    Album:  Music of Claude T. Smith: Vol. 1
      
  2. Parthia in D Major: Allegro
    Composer:  Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763–1850)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Music for Wind Instruments
      
  3. Parthia in D Major: Andante
    Composer:  Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763–1850)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Music for Wind Instruments
      
  4. Parthia in D Major: Allegro
    Composer:  Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763–1850)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Music for Wind Instruments
      
  5. Selections from "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"
    Composer:  Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 5
      
  6. Fame
    Composer:  Michael Gore (music, 1951- ) & Dean Pitchford (lyrics, 1951- )
    Performer:  Brass Band Waldsang
    Album:  Cinema Spectaculars, Vol. 2
      
  7. Shake and Break It (1921)
    Composer:   H. Quailli Clarke & Lou Friscoe Chiha (1901-?)
    Performer:  Tuba Skinny
    Album:  Blue Chime Stomp
    Washboards as musical instuments.
      
  8. Sicilienne
    Composer:   Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
    Performer:  Panorama Jazz Band
    Album:  Good Music for You
      
  9. Walking Frog (1919)
    Composer:  Karl L. King (1891-1971)
    Performer:  Washington Winds
    Album:  Circus Days
      
Born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1951, John moved to Huntsville in 1975, where he worked for a communications training firm. From 1997 to 2022, John worked for the Lanier Ford law firm. During his tenure, He served as Lanier Ford's law librarian, marketing specialist, trainer, and professional recruiter. While in college and law school, John worked in professional radio in Starkville and Oxford, Mississippi.