James Barnes: Advanced Sheet Music

The 'Pagan Dances' completes the cycle of four 'primitive' works for symphonic band that also includes 'Visions Macabre', 'Invocation and Toccata' and 'Torch Dance'. All of these works employ highly d...

A Romantic-Style work of large proportions and challenging instrumental parts, Symphonic Overture was commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of the USAF Band in 1991 and has been performed since then a...

Oversized Score

Oversized Score

Citadel was composed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of The University of Kansas (1865 to 2015.) It begins with optional offstage chimes (one or two sets [opt. ]) to depict the daily ringing of t...

Lonely Beach' is a tone poem about some isolated and not particularly attractive beaches on the northern coast of France which, for a few hours on late Spring day in 1944, were transformed into the mo...

James Barnes' instrument is the tuba, so he has had a lifelong affection for music composed for and performed on tuba and euphonium. 'Tangents' is intended for large Tuba/Euphonium ensemble, with an e...

Premiered by the University of Kansas Symphonic Band with Robert E. Foster conducting, this work was presented the 1982 Neil A. Kjos Memorial Award for the most significant contribution to wind band m...

Commissioned by my the composer's friends in the Kansas Brass Quintet. Movements: I. Intrada, II. Headache Scherzo (Or: The Blight of the Fumble Bee), III. Pastorale, IV. The Tin-ear Rag

Commissioned by my the composer's friends in the Kansas Brass Quintet. Movements: I. Intrada, II. Headache Scherzo (Or: The Blight of the Fumble Bee), III. Pastorale, IV. The Tin-ear Rag

European Parts