Brass Bands of The Salvation Army: Their Mission and Music Vol. 2

• By Ronald W. Holz
• 212 pages.
• Published 2007, Streets Publishers

Dr. Ronald Holz follows up Brass Bands of the Salvation Army with Volume Two which provides detailed study of Salvation Army band music and its composers, in the post-World War II era.

After a discussion and historical review of Salvation Army instrumentation and scoring, the author analyses a wide range of works, from shorter arrangements to major concert pieces.

The volume contains extensive musical examples, charts, and supporting documents.
Representative among the many works given particular attention are classics such as Just as I am (Heaton), The Holy War (Steadman-Allen), The Light of the World (Goffin) and The Call of the Righteous (Condon).

Volume Two will long serve as the source for the study, enjoyment and understanding of the best in Salvation Army brass music.