James Curnow

The final bars of CENTURIONS take Grade 1 music to new heights of excitement! Artful composition for the first year band with limited ranges and rhythms makes this one you'll use again and again. Some...

This two-movement work has an overall rich and dark quality, brought about by the modal tonal centers. The broad, flowing 'Chorale' is based on an original tune by James Curnow and is written with won...

This dynamic new beginning band overture has James Curnow's own intriguing harmonic signature. It's perfect for concert, festival, or even graduation. Imagine a great ceremony, including a parade, gra...

The perfect arrangement for your Beginning Band's first patriotic performance! There are lots of opportunities for young players to solidify basic skills here. A few easy accidentals, articulations, d...

The perfect arrangement for your Beginning Band's first patriotic performance! There are lots of opportunities for young players to solidify basic skills here. A few easy accidentals, articulations, d...

What an excellent way to lift your beginning band up to a higher level of musicianship! This outstanding new work for the beginning band is perfect for that first festival experience or for any concer...

A powerful modal opening brings your concert to life with this new and different opener for young band. Make a statement that will be remembered. Carefully scored to help your young band sound good, t...

This work was inspired by the legendary American patriot and hero of the Revolutionary War. James Curnow's popular three-movement suite is adapted here into a very effective format for incomplete ense...

James Curnow has adapted his popular concert band work for the Flex-Band format. This patriotic symphonic rhapsody utilizes a lyric style along with various moods and textures as it intertwines origin...

James Curnow has adapted his popular concert band work for the Flex-Band format. This patriotic symphonic rhapsody utilizes a lyric style along with various moods and textures as it intertwines origin...

James Curnow has adapted his popular concert band work for the Flex-Band format. This patriotic symphonic rhapsody utilizes a lyric style along with various moods and textures as it intertwines origin...

Entdecken Sie mit Ihrem Blasorchester neue Formen musikalischer Komposition! Ein weites Spektrum abwechslungsreicher Ideen durchdringt diese eindrucksvolle Komposition von James Curnow, dem es gelingt...

Entdecken Sie mit Ihrem Blasorchester neue Formen musikalischer Komposition! Ein weites Spektrum abwechslungsreicher Ideen durchdringt diese eindrucksvolle Komposition von James Curnow, dem es gelingt...

It's sometimes hard to find just the right piece for that middle ground between the grade 2 young band and the fully functioning grade 3 group. The importance of this growth period in the band's music...

It's sometimes hard to find just the right piece for that middle ground between the grade 2 young band and the fully functioning grade 3 group. The importance of this growth period in the band's music...

Expressive and richly harmonic, this little gem from James Curnow is a delightful musical excursion – a new way to look at this ancient song of the Christmas season. The composer's careful atten...

Talk about the possibilities! This substantial, multi-movement work employs colorful musical imagery along with a generous helping of non-traditional effects like key slaps, wind sounds, mouthpiece po...

Talk about the possibilities! This substantial, multi-movement work employs colorful musical imagery along with a generous helping of non-traditional effects like key slaps, wind sounds, mouthpiece po...

An exciting adventure for bands of a moderate standard. From a brooding, fog-shrouded sand castle along the seashore in England to another on the sunny coast of France (including rainstick and spoken...

Die Melodie des 1720 zum ersten Mal für Cembalo erschienenen Largo erklingt oft zu Hochzeiten und ähnlichen festlichen Anlässen. James Curnows Arrangement des Largo für Blasorchester ist nicht allzu s...

Explore a child's imagination with this colorful piece depicting the sights and sounds of the county fair! The five-movements take about five minutes to perform in their entirety, including: Parade; H...

Tender and expressive! Two of the most popular settings of the Away in a Manger text give the audience pause to reflect on the meaning of the season. This is one of those beautiful arrangements that i...

This heart-warming Christmas selection makes use of three complementary carols Rejoice and Be Merry, The First Noel and We Wish You a Merry Christmas in creative and artistic ways. While preparing for...