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Frank Erickson
Biography
Frank William Erickson (Born 1 September, 1923 in Spokane, Washington - Died 21 October, 1996) the son of Frank O. and Myrtle (Leck) Erickson, began studying piano at the age of eight, trumpet at ten, and wrote his first band composition when he was in high school. He received his Mus.B. in 1950 and his Mus.M. in 1951, both from the University of Southern California. Before entering college he studied privately with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and with Halsey Stevens and Clarence Sawhill after enrolling at USC
Erickson was a composer, conductor, arranger, and author of books on band method. He also lectured at the University of California at Los Angeles (1958) and was professor of music at San Jose State University. For a number of years he worked for a music publishing company, and later began his own company. He served with the United States Army Air Force from 1942-1946, and wrote arrangements for army bands during that time. After the war ended he worked in Los Angeles as a trumpet player and jazz arranger. He was a life member of the National Band Association, elected to the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts in 1986, and a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lamda, Phi Beta Mu, and the American Bandmasters Association.
Works for Winds
- Air for Band (Erickson)
- Allegro Animato (Erickson)
- American Patriots
- Aria Cantabile
- Aria on a Bach Prelude
- Balladair
- Ballad for Peace
- Barcarolle (Erickson)
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Blue Ridge Overture
- Cameo Overture
- Chroma
- Citadel
- Desert Suite
- English Folk-Song Fantasy (Erickson)
- Eroica Variations
- Fanfare for a Festival (Erickson)
- Fantasy on Nordic Themes
- Fantasy on Themes from Tchaikovsky
- Festiva Musica
- Gaelic Ballad, A
- Light a Distant Fire
- Lyric Episode
- Lyric Suite (Erickson)
- March of the Mimes
- March with Fanfares
- Mexicana
- Misty Rain, Softly Falling
- Mozart Celebration, A
- Overture Jubiloso
- Percussion Mystique
- Pillars of the Earth
- President's Suite
- Reverence for Life
- Rhythm of the Winds
- Rhythms of Christmas, The
- River Wind
- Rondonova
- Rustic Overture
- Sonatina for Band
- Spoon River Variations
- Tia Juana Trumpets
- Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, The
- Toccata for a New Age
- Toccata for Band
- Wind Dancer
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