Winds of Nagual
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.[1]
In 1985, the piece won the William D. Revelli Composition Contest[2] and the Sudler International Composition Competition.[3]
Structure
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson (2002). Winds of Nagual (CD). Summit Records. 313.[4]
- Ohio State University Wind Symphony, Russel C. Mikkelson (2007). Winds of Nagual (CD). Naxos. 8570244.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Battisti (2002), p. 106.
- ^ "NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Composition Contest". National Band Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Awards". Wind Repertory Project. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Winds of Nagual at Discogs.
- ^ Winds of Nagual at Discogs.
Works cited
[edit]- Battisti, Frank L. (2002). The Winds of Change: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band/Ensemble and Its Conductor. Galesville, Maryland: Meredith Music Publications. ISBN 978-0-634-04522-6.
Further reading
[edit]- Boeckman, J. (2008). A Counterpoint of Characters: The Music of Michael Colgrass. Verlaag Dr. Müller. ISBN 978-3-8364-8243-1.
- Clarke, C. (2007). "Winds of Nagual". Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors (review). Vol. 30, no. 6. pp. 291–292.
- Leung, E. (2014). "Study Guide for Michael Colgrass's Winds of Nagual". Canadian Winds / Vents Canadiens. 12 (2): 16–18.
- 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. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-57463-092-3.
- Salzman, Timothy, ed. (2003). A Composer's Insight: Timothy Broege. Galesville, Maryland: Meredith Music Publications. pp. 16–20. ISBN 0-634-05827-4.