Frederick Fennell
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 .
Web links
- Works by and about Frederick Fennell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Eastman School of Music obituary
- Short biography on the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra website
- Fennell, Frederick: "The Sousa March: A Personal View"
- Orchestral development of the chain drum from Purcell through Beethoven. Fennell's Masters Thesis, University of Rochester. From Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
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| SURNAME | Fennell, Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland, Ohio , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 2004 |
| Place of death | Siesta Key, Florida |