James Curnow: Intermediate Sheet Music

Framed through variation around the great old shape-note melody “When I can read my title clear, ” James Curnow's significant new composition, Land of Tomorow, is a wonderful expression o...

Framed through variation around the great old shape-note melody “When I can read my title clear, ” James Curnow's significant new composition, Land of Tomorow, is a wonderful expression o...

Commissioned by the Glenbard East High School Music Department of Lombard, Illinois in grateful appreciation for the 34 year teaching career of Ross Kellan and his tireless commitment to excellence in...

When the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Committee commissioned John Williams to compose their theme, it was a stroke of genius, as it became and instant classic. This James Curnow arrangement masterfully ca...

Based on Marc-Antoine Charpentier's (1634-1704) Te Deum, Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion was originally commissioned for the 1991 European Brass Band Championships held in Rotterdam, Hol...

FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST is based on the hymn-tune 'St. Anne, ' which was used by G. F. Handel in the Chandos anthem 'O Praise the Lord, ' and by J. S. Bach in his triple fugue in...

Beginning with a beautiful, modal soliloquy, the euphonium soloist establishes the molto espressivo style of the opening section of the composition. This is followed by an exciting scherzo which gives...

Dieses von James Curnow ursprünglich nur für seine Euphoniumschüler geschriebene Werk avancierte in kürzester Zeit zu einem der bedeutendsten Werke der Euphoniumliteratur. In der dreiteiligen Rhapsodi...

The word nexus is defined as a tie or link between people and events. Nexus, for solo trumpet and band, includes several links between composer James Curnow and educator Alfred Watkins, to whom the wo...

The word nexus is defined as a tie or link between people and events. Nexus, for solo trumpet and band, includes several links between composer James Curnow and educator Alfred Watkins, to whom the wo...

From the dynamic, driving introduction to the expressively lyric Andante cantabile, Concertpiece for Trumpet was created to showcase both the technical and lyrical qualities of the trumpet. Whether ca...

The composition begins with the solo tuba stating the four notes (F, Bb, G, C) on which the entire piece is based. All other themes, and much of the harmony, are built on these four notes and their pe...

Dramatic fanfares announce a flowing main theme, creating an atmosphere of exhilaration and anticipation. Commissioned for the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympics, Olympic Fanfare and Theme will make a b...

Dramatische Trompetenklänge kündigen hier ein fließendes Hauptthema an und schaffen eine Atmosphäre der Vorfreude und des Hochgefühls. Olympic Fanfare and Theme, das für die Olympischen Spiele 1996 in...

Edward Grieg is probably the best known of all Norwegian composers. He was one of the most important figures during the nationalistic romantic period and his music always contained the essence of this...

Dieses majestätische, gross angelegte Werk eröffnet dem Zuhörer neue Perspektiven. Stellenweise beschaulich und doch weit reichend, ist James Curnows Proclamation von hoher musikalischer Aussagekraft....

Dieses majestätische, gross angelegte Werk eröffnet dem Zuhörer neue Perspektiven. Stellenweise beschaulich und doch weit reichend, ist James Curnows Proclamation von hoher musikalischer Aussagekraft....

What a way to open any concert. Fanfare and Flourishes is a spectacular short work that mixes all the pageantry of a military tattoo with the well-known Charpentier (1634-1705) Te Deum, a tune everyon...

A rip roaring dance in two four time that will blow away the cobwebs from the furthest corners of your practice hall. This Galop, described by Johan Strauss as a Chinese Galop that should be played as...

A rip roaring dance in two four time that will blow away the cobwebs from the furthest corners of your practice hall. This Galop, described by Johan Strauss as a Chinese Galop that should be played as...

In 1988, the NBC Sports Division asked John Williams to create a new work for their coverage of the Summer Games in Seoul. James Curnow's recreation of the original orchestral setting fully captures t...

A powerful work for the symphonic band, Ode to the Spirit of Man is based on thematic material taken from the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and developed into a fantasy of kaleidoscopi...

The word nexus is defined as a tie or link between people and events. Nexus, for solo trumpet and band, includes several links between composer James Curnow and educator Alfred Watkins, to whom the wo...