John Edmondson
John Edmondson (born February 3, 1933 in Toledo , Ohio - † December 30, 2016 ) was an American composer .
He completed his studies at the University of Florida in 1955 with a Bachelor of Art and at the University of Kentucky in 1960 with a Master of Music in composition , where he studied with Kenneth Wright and R. Bernard Fitzgerald . He then taught music at the Kentucky Academy for 10 years. Just like Paul Yoder , his main interest was the college wind orchestras, for which he wrote educational works.
He arranged works for a number of university marching bands (University Wildcat Marching Band of Kentucky, Syracusse, Morehead State Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky State Louisville). He also played as a solo trumpeter and pianist at various concerts. He spent the next 10 years in Miami Beach , Florida , as the editor of school orchestral literature. Together with Paul Yoder , he also wrote the Fun-Way Band Method and distributed it through the publisher for which he was responsible. He then moved to Wisconsin , where he was also responsible for the Concert Band Publications of a major US music publisher.
He was married to the composer and flautist Anne McGinty and lived with her in Scottsdale , Arizona , where both worked as freelance composers and arrangers .
Works
Works for wind orchestra
- 1970 Pageantry Overture
- 1971 Amazing Grace
- 1981 Freedom Overture
- 1983 Three English Folk Songs
- 1984 American Folk Fantasy
- 1984 Silver Jubilee Overture
- 1984 Three Scottish Folk Songs
- 1985 A Merry Old English Christmas
- 1985 Glen Canyon Overture
- 1985 Jazz Prelude
- 1985 New South Wales March
- 1986 A Christmas Prelude
- 1986 Air for Winds
- 1986 Crystal City Overture
- 1986 Major Murray
- 1988 March of the Irish Guard
- 1990 Kensington March
- 1995 Mount Rushmore March
- A Centennial Tribute
- Air and Allegro
- Blackhawk Overture
- Briarwood Overture
- Cantilena
- Christmas rock
- Decennium
- Delmar Celebration
- Duke Ellington 's Sophisticated Ladies
- Essay in Blue for saxophone solo and wind orchestra
- Fantasy on a French Folk Song
- It's Broadway
- (Meet) The Flintstones
- Montezuma's Castle
- rondo
- Songs
- Tamarac Overture
- The Invicibles
- Three pieces
- Two French Carols
- Two Songs from Nova Scotia
- Wham
- Wind Sketch
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Edmondson, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Ohio |
DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 2016 |