Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

John Williams has received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ten times to date.

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition , in German "Grammy award for the best instrumental composition", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of composition / arrangement since 1959 . The award goes to the composer of the excellent work.

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition . The prize has been awarded since 1959. It is given to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation) that was first published during the previous year. The category is open to any style of music, with frequent winners being compositions from the field of jazz or film music.

The name of the award has been changed several times:

• In 1958 the award was called Grammy Award for Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration)
• In 1960 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 (more than 5 minutes duration)
• In 1962, the prize was Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Theme or instrumental version of song called
• From 1963 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1970 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Theme
• In 1965 he called himself a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz) for one year
• Since 1971 the category has been called the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	plant	Performer (s)	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1959	Nelson Riddle	United States	Cross Country Suite
1960	Duke Ellington	United States	Anatomy of a Murder Soundtrack
1961	No award of the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition category this year
1962	Was it MacDermot	Canada	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley
1963	Bobby Scott and Ric Marlowe	United States	A taste of honey
1964	Riz Ortolani	Italy	More - leitmotif from Mondo Cane
1965	Henry Mancini	United States	The Pink Panther Theme
1966	No award of the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition category this year
1967	Neal Hefti	United States	Batman leitmotif
1968	Lalo Schifrin	Argentina	Mission: Impossible leitmotif
1969	Mason Williams	United States	Classical gas
1970	John Barry	United Kingdom	Midnight Cowboy leitmotif
1971	Alfred Newman	United States	Airport leitmotif
1972	Michel Legrand	France	Summer of '42 leitmotif
1973	Michel Legrand	France	Leitmotiv from Brian's song
1974	Gato Barbieri	Argentina	Last Tango in Paris leitmotif
1975	Mike Oldfield	United Kingdom	Tubular Bells - melody from The Exorcist
1976	Michel Legrand	France	Images	Michel Legrand and Phil Woods
1977	Chuck Mangione	United States	Bellavia
1978	John Williams	United States	Leitmotiv from Star Wars
1979	John Williams	United States	Leitmotiv from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1980	John Williams	United States	Superman leitmotif
1981	John Williams	United States	The Empire Strikes Back - Soundtrack
1982	Mike Post	United States	Leitmotiv from Hill Street Blues
1983	John Williams	United States	Flying  - leitmotif from ET the Extra-Terrestrial
1984	Giorgio Moroder	Italy	Love motif from Flashdance
1985	Randy Newman	United States	The Natural
	John Williams	United States	Olympic Fanfare and Theme - official music for the 1984 Summer Olympics
1986	Jan Hammer	United States Czech Republic	Miami Vice Theme
1987	John Barry	United Kingdom	Out of Africa
1988	Ron Carter , Herbie Hancock , Billy Higgins and Wayne Shorter	United States	Call sheet blues
1989	Mike Post	United States	Leitmotiv from LA Law
1990	Danny Elfman	United States	Batman leitmotif
1991	Pat Metheny	United States	Change of Heart	Roy Haynes , Dave Holland and Pat Metheny
1992	Elton John	United Kingdom	Basque	James Galway
1993	Benny Carter	United States	Harlem Renaissance Suite
1994	Kenny G	United States	Forever in Love
1995	Michael Brecker	United States	African Skies
1996	Bill Holman	United States	A view from the side	The Bill Holman Band
1997	Herbie Hancock and Jean Hancock	United States	Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)	Herbie Hancock
1998	Wayne Shorter	United States	Aung San Suu Kyi	Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
1999	Bela Fleck , Future Man and Victor Lemonte Wooten	United States	Almost 12	Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
2000	Don Sebesky	United States	Joyful Noise Suite
2001	John Williams	United States	Leitmotiv from Angela's Ashes
2002	Alan Silvestri	United States	Cast Away credits
2003	Thomas Newman	United States	Six Feet Under leitmotif
2004	Wayne Shorter	United States	Sacajawea
2005	Paquito D'Rivera	Cuba	Merengue	Yo-Yo Ma
2006	Billy Childs	United States	Into The Light	Billy Childs Ensemble
2007	John Williams	United States	A Prayer for Peace from the feature film Munich
2008	Maria Schneider	United States	Cerulean Skies
2009	John Williams	United States	The Adventures of Mutt (from the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull )
2010	Michael Giacchino	United States	Married Life from the feature film Up
2011	Billy Childs	United States	The Path Among The Trees , from Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2	Billy Childs Ensemble
2012	Béla Fleck and Howard Levy	United States	Life in Eleven		John Hollenbeck for Falling Men (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec and the Orchester National de Jazz - Shut Up and Dance) Gordon Goodwin for Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn) (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll) Randy Brecker for I Talk To The Trees (Randy Brecker & the DR Big Band - The Jazz Ballad Song Book) Russell Ferrante for Timeline ( Yellowjackets  - Timeline)
2013	Chick Corea	United States	Mozart Goes Dancing	Chick Corea and Gary - Hot House	Chuck Loeb for December Dream ( Fourplay - Esprit de Four) Chris Brubeck and Dave Brubeck for Music of Ansel Adams : America (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) Bill Cunliffe for Overture, Waltz and Rondo (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) Bill Holman for Without a Paddle (Tall & Small - High On You)
2014	Clare Fischer	United States	Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra	Clare Fischer Orchestra	Chuck Owen for Bound Away , performed by Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge Gordon Goodwin for California Pictures for String Quartet , performed by the Quartet San Francisco Scott Healy for Koko on the Boulevard , performed by the Scott Healy Ensemble Vince Mendoza for String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion in Three Parts , interpreted by the Quartet San Francisco
2015	John Williams	United States	The Book Thief	John Williams	Stanley Clarke for Last Train to Sanity , performed by the Stanley Clarke Band Gordon Goodwin for Life in the Bubble , performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Rufus Reid for Recognition , interpreted by Rufus Reid Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile for Tarnation , interpreted by Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile
2016	Arturo O'Farrill	United States	The Afro Latin Jazz Suite	Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa	Bob Mintzer for Civil War , performed by the Bob Mintzer Big Band David Balakrishnan for Confetti Man , performed by the Turtle Island Quartet Marshall Gilkes for Vespers , interpreted by Marshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band Rich DeRosa for Neil performed by the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band
2017	Ted Nash	United States	Spoken at Midnight	Ted Nash Big Band	Thomas Newman for Bridge of Spies (End Title) , composed by Thomas Newman Tim Davies for The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Double Big Band) , performed by the Tim Davies Big Band Alan Ferber for Flow , interpreted by Alan Ferber Nonet Ennio Morricone for L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock - Versione Integrale , composed by Ennio Morricone
2018	Arturo O'Farrill	United States	Three revolutions	Arturo O'Farrill and Chucho Valdés	Pascal Le Boeuf for Alkaline , interpreted by Le Boeuf Brothers and the Jack Quartet Vince Mendoza for Chorus # 3 , interpreted by Vince Mendoza and the WDR Big Band Nate Smith for Home Free (For Peter Joe) , performed by Nate Smith Chuck Owen for Warped Cowboy , performed by Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge
2019	Terence Blanchard	United States	Blood and Soil	Terence Blanchard	Jeremy Kittel for Chrysalis , interpreted by Kittel & Co. Alan Silvestri for Infinity War , composed by Alan Silvestri John Powell and John Williams for Mine Mission , composed by John Powell and John Williams Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water , composed by Alexandre Desplat
2020	John Williams	United States	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite	John Williams	Fred Hersch for Begin Again , played by Fred Hersch & the WDR Big Band under the direction of Vince Mendoza Brian Lynch for Crucible for Crisis , played by the Brian Lynch Big Band Vince Mendoza for Love, A Beautiful Force , played by Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford , Dick Oatts & the Temple University Studio Orchestra Christian McBride for Walkin 'Funny , played by Christian McBride

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 26, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved May 26, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Instrumental Composition. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .