Even with the advent of new literature, the overwhelming use of transcriptions was
still common. In 1956 The Instrumentalist began a series entitled "The Best in
Band Music". In 1958 it compiled the results of the thirty-one contributors to the
column. There were, in all, 118 titles that were suggested by at least three
conductors. More than 66% of the titles were transcriptions, although those
selections receiving the most notice were almost without exception original band
works