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composition by Michael Colgrass

Winds of Nagual: A Musical Fable for Wind Ensemble on the Writings of Carlos Castaneda is a composition for wind ensemble by Canadian composer Michael Colgrass. It has become a standard of the wind ensemble/concert band repertoire.

Based on the writings of Carlos Castaneda, the work consists of seven movements.

In , the piece won the William D. Revelli Composition Contest&#;[nl]^[2] and the Sudler International Composition Competition.^[3]

Structure

• Movement 1: "The Desert: Don Juan Emerges from the Mountains"
• Movement 2: "Don Genaro Appears"
• Movement 3: "Carlos Stares at the River and Becomes a Bubble"
• Movement 4: "The Gait of Power"
• Movement 5: "Asking Twilight for Calmness and Power"
• Movement 6: "Don Juan Clowns for Carlos"
• Movement 7: "Last Conversation and Farewell"

Recordings

• Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson ().

  Winds of Nagual (CD). Summit R