Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (Grammy Awards)

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music, first released during the eligibility year. In theory, any style of music is eligible for this category, but winning compositions are usually in the jazz or film score genres. The Grammy is awarded to the composer of the music, not to the performing artist, except if the artist is also the composer. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award: In 1958 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 In 1960 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 In 1962 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song From 1963 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme In 1965 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Composition From 1971 to the present it has been awarded as Best Instrumental Composition Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition presented under Grammy Awards since 1958 .

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Clare Fischer

Honored for : Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chuck Owen	Bound Away
Gordon Goodwin	California Pictures For String Quartet
Scott Healy	Koko On The Boulevard
Clare Fischer	Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra
Vince Mendoza	String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts

Chick Corea

Honored for : Mozart Goes Dancing

(Track from: Hot House (Chick Corea & Gary Burton))

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chuck Loeb	December Dream Track from: Esprit De Four (Fourplay)
Chick Corea	Mozart Goes Dancing Track from: Hot House (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Chris Brubeck	Music Of Ansel Adams: America (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
Dave Brubeck	Music Of Ansel Adams: America (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
Bill Cunliffe	Overture, Waltz And Rondo (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
Bill Holman	Without a Paddle Track from: High On You (Tall & Small)

Howard Levy, Béla Fleck

Honored for : Life In Eleven

(Track from: Rocket Science)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Béla Fleck	Life In Eleven Track from: Rocket Science
Howard Levy	Life In Eleven Track from: Rocket Science
John Hollenbeck	Falling Men Track from: Shut Up and Dance
Gordon Goodwin	Hunting Wabbits 3 Track from: That's How We Roll
Randy Brecker	I Talk to the Trees Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
Russell Ferrante	Timeline Track from: Timeline

William Edward Childs

Honored for : The Path Among the Trees

(Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2, Composer)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Edward Childs	The Path Among the Trees Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2","2011 Best Instrumental Composition
Patrick Williams	Aurora Track from: Aurora
Gerald Clayton	Battle Circle
Tim Hagans	Box of Cannoli Track from: The Avatar Sessions
Bill Cunliffe	Fourth Stream...La Banda

Michael Giacchino

Honored for : Married Life

(Composer)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Giacchino	Married Life Track from: Up - Soundtrack

John Williams

Honored for : The Adventures Of Mutt

(Composer)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chick Corea	Alegria
John Williams	The Adventures Of Mutt From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Russell Ferrante	Claire's Closet
Dave Grusin	Danzón De Etiqueta
Gordon Goodwin	Hit The Ground Running