June 6 - Vincent Persichetti (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 6th are found here: John Stainer (2019), Siegfried Wagner (2020), Louis Andriessen (2021), Aram Khachaturian (2022), and Lloyd Lindroth (2023)

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Vincent Persichetti (6 June 1915 – 14 August 1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Variations on a Theme of Persichetti

Anyone who has played in a high school or college band/wind ensemble, or has attended the concerts of such, has likely encountered the music of Vincent Persichetti, one of the foremost composers of American wind band music. –Victor Carr Jr., at classicstoday.com

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Persichetti’s music is on hand

To program when you have a concert band.

(2)

Persichetti wrote a mass

Of music scored for winds and brass.

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Persichetti added to the store

Of music in the wind band repertoire.

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Persichetti wrote a bunch of things

For winds and brass, eschewing strings.

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If your son’s in band I’ll bet he

Plays the works of Persichetti.

 

 

 

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