Coldplay

Cold Play

Biography

Coldplay is a British rock band that was formed in London in 1996. Vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish before finally changing their name to Coldplay. Creative director and former manager Phil Harvey is often referred to as the fifth member by the band.

After changing their name to Coldplay, they recorded and released two EPs: Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999. The latter was their first release on a major record label, after signing to Parlophone. Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song Yellow in 2000, followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

The band continued to be active into 2020.

Works for Winds

Adaptable Music

• Coldplay Classics (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (2016)

All Wind Works

• Clocks (arr. Kazik) ((2011)
• Coldplay Classics (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (2016)
• Coldplay on Stage (arr. Brown) (2010)
• Lost! (arr. Longfield) (2011)
• Paradise (arr. Torskangerpol) (203)
• Viva la Vida (arr. Waters) (2009)
• Yellow (arr. Adkins) (2008)

Resources

• Coldplay, Wikipedia Accessed 20 July 2020
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Coldplay." Accessed 20 July 2020