John Edmondson

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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

  1. ^ Obituary , accessed January 29, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Edmondson, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 2016