David Bennett
Bio:DAVID D. BENNETT (1892-1990) was born in Ida Grove, Iowa, on September 3, 1892. Bennett studied harmony, theory, counterpoint, and arranging at the Chicago College of Music. He was a clarinetist in the Sioux City Municipal Band and later played piano and clarinet in theater orchestras. In 1919, he began the study of saxophone and flute and undertook further studies in arranging. He made a name for himself as an arranger for most of the leading bands and network radio shows. In 1937, he signed a contract with Carl Fischer to provide arrangements for that firm's catalog. Many of these arrangements, as well as some of his original compositions, published by Southern Music Company, remain available today. Among his many honors, he was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1954. Some of his works were composed under the pseudonym Norman North. Bennett died on August 27, 1990.
Titles:
- 1979 ST267 – A Cappella Clarinet
- 1964 SS198 – Bassoonata
- 1946 R50 – Bassoonata for Bassoon and Band
- B367502 – Basswood
- 1962 R55 – Clarinet Carousel for Clarinet Duo and Band
- 1962 SS100 – Clarinet Carousel for Clarinet Duo and Piano
- 1967 SS754 – Clarinets in Residence
- R102 – Clarinets in Residence for Clarinet Quartet and Band
- R29 – Flute Fresco for Flute and Band
- 1959 S96 – Hornascope for Horn and Band
- R72 – Hornascope for Horn and Band
- 1960 SS43 – Sax Soliloquy
- R54 – Sax Soliloquy for Saxophone Quartet and Band
- 1965 SS483 – Saxophone Royale (reduction)
- 1965 R105 – Saxophone Royale for Alto Saxophone and Band
- 1966 SS529 – Treatise for Two
- R80 – Treatise for Two (Flute/ Clarinet Soli)