Winds of Nagual: A Musical Fable for Wind Ensemble on the Writings of Carlos Castaneda is a 1985 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.[1]
Battisti, Frank L. (2002). The Winds of Change: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band/Ensemble and Its Conductor. Galesville, Maryland: Meredith Music Publications.
ISBN978-0-634-04522-6.
Further reading
Boeckman, J. (2008). A Counterpoint of Characters: The Music of Michael Colgrass. Verlaag Dr. Müller.
ISBN978-3-8364-8243-1.
Clarke, C. (2007). "Winds of Nagual". Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors (review). Vol. 30, no. 6. pp. 291–292.
Leung, E. (2014). "Study Guide for Michael Colgrass's Winds of Nagual". Canadian Winds / Vents Canadiens. 12 (2): 16–18.
Nicholson, C. (2009). Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 Works in Grades IV, V, VI. Galesville, Maryland: Meredith Music Publications. p. 126.
ISBN978-1-57463-092-3.
Salzman, Timothy, ed. (2003). A Composer's Insight: Timothy Broege. Galesville, Maryland: Meredith Music Publications. pp. 16–20.
ISBN0-634-05827-4.