University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Stephanie Zelnick, Scott Weiss - Morton Gould: Derivations (2011)

Tracklist

01. Fanfare for Freedom
02. Saint Lawrence Suite: I. Dedication
03. Saint Lawrence Suite: II. Quickstep
04. Saint Lawrence Suite: III. Chansonette
05. Saint Lawrence Suite: IV. Commemoration March
06. Jericho Rhapsody
07. Derivations: I. Warm Up
08. Derivations: II. Contrapuntal Blues
09. Derivations: III. Rag
10. Derivations: IV. Ride Out
11. Symphony No. 4, "West Point": I. Epitaphs
12. Symphony No. 4, "West Point": II. Marches

Morton Gould’s wide-ranging output integrated jazz, blues, gospel, country and western and folk elements into masterfully orchestrated and imaginatively conceived compositions that have achieved immense popularity in the USA and internationally. His Saint Lawrence Suite, commissioned for the opening of the great Saint Lawrence Power Project, is the only original work for wind band ever nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for composition. Derivations was composed for legendary clarinettist Benny Goodman.

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