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The following works are some of the most universally respected and established cornerstones of the band repertoire. All have "stood the test of time" through decades of regular performance, and many, either through an innovative use of the medium or by the fame of their composer, helped establish the wind band as a legitimate, serious performing ensemble.
A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, [1] is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion families of instruments, [2] and occasionally including the harp, double bass, or bass guitar.
Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke; Concert-Suite for solo E ♭ alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom; Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao; Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka
Zdechlik was the youngest of five children. He was born to a father who emigrated from Poland in 1910, though the surname Zdechlik is Czech in origin. Zdechlik had musical influences growing up - his grandfather was a church organist, his father regularly played recordings of Beethoven and Victor Herbert, and his parents enrolled him in piano lessons at age six.
I just did a quick web search for "concert band repertoire", and came up with this. That page is apparently based on a study by a researcher named Jay W. Gilbert (itself based on a dissertation by Acton Eric Ostling, Jr.). That might be a good starting point for a verifiable list of repertoire. Also, this might link to some useful references.
The euphonium repertoire consists of solo literature and parts in band or, less commonly, orchestral music written for the euphonium. Since its invention in 1843, the euphonium has always had an important role in ensembles, but solo literature was slow to appear, consisting of only a handful of lighter solos until the 1960s.
On the other hand, marches were also written for specific instrumentation to be determined "locally". That is, composers simply wrote a piano version of a march which was given to the publisher to arrange the different parts for concert or marching band, or orchestra, etc. Still, modern repertoire and arrangements are typically scored for: C ...
The First Suite in E ♭ for Military Band, Op. 28, No. 1 is written by the English composer Gustav Holst. It is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the Royal Military School of Music, the manuscript was originally completed in 1909.