Episode 778, Themes & Variations

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we explore music variations, such as melody, rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, timbre, orchestration, or any combination of these, based on a theme.  Join us right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Variations from the Northern Sea for Band
  Yasuhide Ito
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs - 4. Simple Gifts
  Frank Ticheli
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Purcell Variations
  Kenneth Downie
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band,
  Gary Cutt & Major Peter Parkes
Theme and Variations, Op. 43a
  Arnold Schoenberg
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Dr. Harry Begian
The Yellow Rose of Texas Variations
  traditional; arr. Lewis J. Buckley
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan
  MUC Dan S. Vinson, euphonium    
American Variations
  Jerry Bilik
  The College Of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
​  William Silvester