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ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: THE WIND BAND WORKS OF THE MENC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PROJECT LIBRARY Brian Albert Coffill Doctor of Musical Arts, 2018 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. Wind and Percussion Division, University of Maryland School of Music Since the mid-twentieth century, there has been a continuous effort within the wind band profession to improve the quality of the available repertoire. From 1959 through 1973, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and the Ford Foundation contributed to this enterprise through the Contemporary Music Project (CMP), placing seventy-three promising young composers in-residence with public school systems across the United States of America. These composers were assigned to collaborate with school music programs to create a new body of literature suitable for performance by school bands, orchestras, and choirs. Hundreds of works were written, and, in the late years of the program, the participating composers were invited to submit representative compositions to the CMP Library, which was to become a publication house and resource for music educators. The works in this vast collected repository have since languished in obscurity; existing scholarship on the CMP Library is similarly meager, with little modern scholarship, none investigating the body of collected wind works. This dissertation reopens the investigation into the CMP from a modern perspective, shining a scholarly light onto this neglected portion of the wind repertoire. This study is in two parts: the first part defines the evolution of the modern wind band, framing the investigation into CMP repertoire in the context of present- day ensemble performance practice, then describes the Contemporary Music Project and the Contemporary Music Project Library in-context. The second examines the Contemporary Music Project Library works written specifically for wind bands, exploring each work with modern performance considerations in mind, and updating the 1969 MENC/CMP publication The CMP Library: Works for Band, Winds, and Percussion with new information on each composer and individual work, creating a set of resources for modern conductors and music educators to utilize for contemporary performances. THE WIND BAND WORKS OF THE MENC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PROJECT LIBRARY by Brian Albert Coffill Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts 2018 Advisory Committee: Dr. Michael Votta, Jr., Chair Dr. Robert Gibson Dr. James Fry Dr. Patrick Warfield Dr. Donna Wiseman, Dean’s Representative © Copyright by Brian Albert Coffill 2018 Dedication To Caroline, for everything. ii Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to thank Caroline for her unending support, assistance, and guidance; Jane for (sometimes) taking long enough naps so I could keep writing; and Baby Boy, for waiting long enough before gracing us with his presence. My entire family has been an incredible support system throughout this entire process, and words cannot adequately express my gratitude. Many thanks to Mom, Dad, Laura, Chris, Susan, Bob, Danny, Ani, Garo, Ara, and Taline. I would also like to thank to the community of musicians, mentors, and colleagues who have helped me, challenged me, and made me a better conductor, scholar, and human being, especially my colleagues at the University of Maryland, Michael Votta, David Wacyk, and Joseph Scott, who have been steadfast in their support and understanding throughout this enterprise; at the University of Illinois, Brad Wallace, Phil Meyer, Ashley Jarrell, and Barry Houser, and at the University of Connecticut, David Mills, Jeffrey Renshaw, and Marvin McNeil. I would be remiss if I did not thank my amazing support system in Arlington, Virginia, who helped me begin my career with humor and encouragement, including Carol Cadby, Paul Norris, JD Slaughter, Peter Ketcham-Colwill, Will Pattie, and the emeritus executive board of the ACBDA, Catrina Tangchittsumran-Stumpf, and Denny D’Alelio. Lastly, many thanks to Vincent Novara, John Davis, and the staff of the Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland’s Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, for their assistance in utilizing the CMP Library Archives. iii Table of Contents Dedication ..................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... iv List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1 – The American Wind Band: Instrumentation and Repertoire .................... 1 Chapter 2 – Literature Review and Statement of Problem ........................................... 9 Existing Scholarship ................................................................................................. 9 CMP-Associated Publications .............................................................................. 9 Scholarly Research ............................................................................................. 10 Relevant Wind Band Publications ...................................................................... 13 Statement of Problem .............................................................................................. 14 Chapter 3 – A Brief History of the Contemporary Music Project .............................. 21 The Contemporary Music Project Library .............................................................. 30 Chapter 4 – The CMP Library Catalog - Update Methodology ................................. 35 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 35 Instrumentation ....................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 5 – Findings ................................................................................................... 43 Works Most Likely to be of Interest to Modern Ensembles ................................... 43 Conventional Wind Works .................................................................................. 44 Symphonic Wind Works ...................................................................................... 45 Avant-Garde Wind Works ................................................................................... 46 Works for Soloist and Ensemble ......................................................................... 47 Middle School Band Works ................................................................................. 48 Curiosities ........................................................................................................... 48 Assessment of Repertoire ....................................................................................... 49 Service to the CMP Library Archives ..................................................................... 50 iv Chapter 6 – Future Scholarship ................................................................................... 51 CMP Wind Works Database ................................................................................... 51 New CMP Performance Editions ............................................................................ 51 Further Investigations ............................................................................................. 52 Chapter 7 – The CMP Library Catalog: Updated Composition Entries ..................... 54 List of Instrument Abbreviations ............................................................................ 54 Ensembles of Eight to Fifteen Players .................................................................... 55 Albert, Stephen – Illuminations .......................................................................... 55 Davison, John – Suite .......................................................................................... 58 Giron, Arsenio – Options .................................................................................... 59 Giron, Arsenio – Space-Time Orders ................................................................. 61 Maves, David W. – The Wanderer Recalls His Homeland ................................ 62 Muczynski, Robert – Fanfare ............................................................................. 63 Large Ensemble Works (Over Fifteen Players) ...................................................... 65 Angelini, Louis – Evocation ............................................................................... 65 Bates, David – Fantasy ....................................................................................... 66 Bates, David – Variations ................................................................................... 68 Beglarian, Grant – First Portrait ........................................................................ 69 Beglarian, Grant – Sinfonia ................................................................................. 72 Bielawa, Herbert – Chorale and Toccata ........................................................... 74 Brazinski, Frank W. – Five Ways of Looking at King’s Weston ......................... 77 Briccetti,