Outsider music: classics of American classical music (28) - Vincent Persichetti - Symphony No.6 "For Band" (1956) Vincent Persichetti: Symphony No.6 "Symphony for Band" (1956) An American composer and educator of the last century, he spent almost his entire life teaching at Juilliard in New York, particularly famous for his piano works (including 12 sonatas) and for his compositions for band, like this one I posted.