Frederick Fennell

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Frederick Fennell (1987)

Frederick Fennell (born July 2, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio , USA ; † December 7, 2004 in Siesta Key, Florida ) was an internationally recognized conductor , composer and music teacher. He is considered the founder of modern symphonic wind music.

Fennel was musical director of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Tōkyō Kōsei Wind Orchestra . He recorded over 300 compositions on 29 music albums for Mercury Records . The modern form of the symphonic wind orchestra ( wind ensemble ) is essentially based on his work.

In 1962 he published The Civil War: Its Music And Its Sounds .

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