Concert Band - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1502793 Composed by Julia Perry. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Classical,Multicultural,World. 109 pages. John Ivor Holland #1078459. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1502793). Julia Perry (25 March 1924 – 24 April 1979) was an American classical composer and teacher who combined European classical and neo-classical training with her African-American heritage. In 1952, Perry began studying under Nadia Boulanger in Paris, during which time she was awarded the Boulanger Grand Prix for her Viola Sonata; after five and a half years in Europe, Perry returned to America and continued her work in composition. 'Homage to Vivaldi' (alternatively known as 'Requiem for Orchestra') is built upon four short phrases by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and was composed in 1959; this arrangement has been made as part of an ongoing project to widen the repertoire of music by women composers for concert band around the world.
