James Christensen

Based on the enduring popularity of Piccolo Espagnol and Piccolo Francaise, Jim penned this delightful, Irish-flavored original. Sporting fanciful solo flourishes a la Galway and a piano part that's e...

This composition has all the sounds of the U.S.A. for grade 5 piccolo solo with piano accompaniment. Try to pick out all the different segments of famous American songs that the writer uses. This piec...

This fiery original in the Spanish style features dramatic trills, rapid scale runs, bold arpeggios, and an exciting accelerando in the final 12 bars.

Emulating the mood and style of great French classics, this tuneful original opens with an expressive, lyrical theme in 3/4 followed by an energetic allegro in 2/4 featuring ornamental grace notes and...

Emulating the mood and style of great French classics, this tuneful original opens with an expressive, lyrical theme in 3/4 followed by an energetic allegro in 2/4 featuring ornamental grace notes and...

The sound of a piccolo always gets us in the mood for great American songs. This grade 3 medley by master arranger Jim Christensen features some of the best - Yankee Doodle; Dixie; Battle Hymn Of The...

Popularized by countless jazz artists including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Harry Connick Jr., this setting of the familiar tune features two key changes, lots of tutti writing to build confi...

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This traditional melody has been cleverly arranged at the grade 3 level by James Christensen. At the age of 25, Sir Harold Boulton (1859-1935) added lyrics to this old Welsh air in 1884. The song then...

This traditional melody has been cleverly arranged at the grade 3 level by James Christensen. At the age of 25, Sir Harold Boulton (1859-1935) added lyrics to this old Welsh air in 1884. The song then...

This spirited south-of-the-border folk tune gets quick attention wherever and whenever it's played. Scored here in 6/8 and 3/4 time, the ensemble shouts 'Ole' at the very end for a fun-loving finish.

In the capable hands of grade 3+ players (and veteran arranger Christensen), this exuberant Christmas theme will be terrific fun for all. Dramatic pyramid entrances, fast-moving flourishes, harmonized...

This traditional melody has been cleverly arranged at the grade 3 level for flute trio, clarinet trio, and grade 2+ for trombone trio by James Christensen. Sir Harold Boulton (1859-1935) added lyrics...

This grade 3 setting of the symphonic tone poem by Paul Dukas features the bass clarinet as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Made famous by the Walt Disney motion picture Fantasia, this piece will instantly...

Features 4 Tenor Trombones Players and audiences will have fun with Jim's new setting of this Henry Fillmore favorite! Scored at the grade 4 level, everyone shares in the glissando fun that has made t...

(F Horn parts optional)

Great music keeps coming back in many different arrangements, and this classic march by Kenneth Alford from the film Bridge Over The River Kwai being no exception. The arranger has kept the style of t...

This short, lyrical original in 3/4 time and AABA form features a brief rubato solo for bassoon before the final section. Duration 1:05

Popularized in Disney's 1940 animated classic Fantasia, this programmatic masterpiece written by Paul Dukas in 1896 builds gradually to an intense finish.

While living in Paris in 1933, Sergei Prokofiev wrote the score for Lt. Kije, a film that was never made. A year later he crafted an orchestral suite from the same material, and it is from that second...

Arranged by flutist Amy Kempton and edited by Carl Strommen, all eight pieces in this collection have been carefully edited to ensure a great musical experience. Destined to become standard recital an...

This piece was performed at the 2002 World's Largest Concert in Salt Lake City.

This piece was performed at the 2002 World's Largest Concert in Salt Lake City.

Time to pull out all the bells and whistles for James Christensen's clever concoction to show off not only your percussion section's talent, but their array of hardware as well. A fabulous crowd pleas...