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Commando March by Samuel Barber
Elegy for a Young American by Ronald LoPresti
Symphony for Band (Symphony no.6, op.69) by Vincent Persichetti
- About Barber
- Library of Congress biography
- Grovemusic encyclopedia article
- Recordings in the IC Library
- Recordings: Naxos Music Library
- US Marine Band / John R. Bourgeois
- University of Houston Wind Ensemble / Eddie Green
- DePauw University Band / Craig Pare
- Kristiansand Wind Ensemble / Bjorn Sagstad
- University of Florida Wind Symphony / David Waybright
- US Air Force Band / Larry H. Lang
- Texas A&M; Symphonic Band / Timothy B. Rhea
- US Army Band
- US Air Force Heritage of America Band / Larry H. Lang
- Score in the IC Library
Elegy for a Young American by Ronald LoPresti
- About LoPresti and his work as a composer in public schools (start on the 11th page of article)
- Recordings in the IC Library
- Recordings: Naxos Music Library
- Score in the IC Library
- Video: Butler University Wind Ensemble
Symphony for Band (Symphony no.6, op.69) by Vincent Persichetti
- About Persichetti
- Guide to interpreting Symphony for Band by Frederick Fennell
- Taken from A Conductor's Interpretive Analysis of Masterworks for Band (in the IC Library)
- Persichetti in his own words:
- A recording of Persichetti talking with interviewer David Dubal (discussion of Symphony for Band begins at 38:07)
- A charming published interview (did you know VP used to tour as a pianist with a harmonica band?)
- Recordings in the IC Library
- Recordings: Naxos Music Library
- US Marine Band / Timothy Foley
- Cincinnati Wind Symphony / Eugene Corporon
- US Air Force Heritage of America Band / Lowell Graham
- Eastern Wind Symphony / William Silvester
- US Coast Guard Band / Lewis Buckley
- Illinois State University Wind Symphony / Stephen Steele
- Banda Musicale Aeronautica Militare / Patrizio Esposito
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble / Jack Stamp
- Score in the IC Library