Serious Wind Band Literature Website
Research by Dr. Jay Gilbert that is based on the famous 1978 dissertation by Acton Ostling, Jr.
The Wind Repertory Project™ is a comprehensive database of wind literature, expanded by contributions of selected band directors/conductors, students, and wind band enthusiasts worldwide. Here you will find detailed information on literature for winds, including program notes, instrumentation, errata, and much more.
A site by Stephen L. Rhodes
Annotated Bibliography of Double Wind Quintet Music
Site created and maintained by Cathy Gerhart.
Resources for Wind Band Conductors
This resource is designed with the public school and collegiate wind band conductor in mind. It provides a listing of wind band compositions, a bibliography of articles relating to analysis of wind band compositions, publications, music publishers, wind band recordings, professional organizations, the ABA/Ostwald Band Competition, and other wind band related resources currently available on the Internet.
An annotated list of selected literature for small and medium ensembles developed by Craig R. Miller, a doctoral student in instrumental conducting and, Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Sponsored by the University of North Dakota, this site features a number of sections including a number of analyses of works for concert band. Unfortunately, as of this writing, the site has not been updated or expanded since 1997.
The Young Band Repertoire Project (YBRP) is a continuing endeavor to document, evaluate, analyze, list, record, or provide information regarding repertoire for the young band (2nd & 3rd year players). This work is being undertaken by the University of Texas-San Antonio; Brian Harris, project director.
A listing of band music compiled by Roger Garret of Illinois Wesleyan University.
Program notes of selected pieces from the music library of the Concord Band Association. The band has commissioned a number of composers to write specifically for them. Program notes for these works reflect a unique perspective on these specific pieces (e.g., Satiric Dances by Norman Dello Joio).
Keeping the "Spirit of Military Music" alive through information, news and history. The creators provide information primarily on Canadian Bands. It contains numerous links to band related sites, especially those associated with military bands.
Conductor and windband expert, Timothy Reynish maintains an active website with important information about windband history and literature.
Collection of Essays by David Whitwell
The University of Illinois Bands Library
The UI Bands Library maintains an excellent website with many practical links for band scholars and conductors.
Listing of literature for flute and winds compiled by Doug Stotter.
Most sites include considerable information on various aspects of band related research. Some information might be available to members only.
American Bandmasters Association
The Association is the international voice of adult bands.
Australian Band & Orchestra Directors Association
British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles
College Band Directions National Association (CBDNA)
Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
Minnesota Community Band Resource Center
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Gustav Holst Website by Kenric Taylor
Sousa Archives for Band Research: University of Illinois Archives