James Curnow: spartiti difficile

Through variations in tempo and tone, Symphonic Variants brings forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of thetheme...

Concertino for Tuba is a welcome addition to the collection of works in which the tuba plays an important role. James Curnow's great understanding of the low brass instruments, and his dynamic, varied...

Commissioned for the University of Akron Symphonic Band, this dynamic work celebrates 100 years of music composed for the Olympic Games. Based on three primary themes, the first is a brilliant fanfare...

Commissioned for the University of Akron Symphonic Band, this dynamic work celebrates 100 years of music composed for the Olympic Games. Based on three primary themes, the first is a brilliant fanfare...

Tchaikovsky, like countless composers who have found inspiration in folk melody, loved Russian folk music all his life. While composing his second symphony in 1872-73, he was inspired by farmers' song...

Throughout the colonial period in America, country dancing was the principal recreation of all social classes. Americans had inherited this tendency from Elizabethan England, and many continental Euro...

Throughout the colonial period in America, country dancing was the principal recreation of all social classes. Americans had inherited this tendency from Elizabethan England, and many continental Euro...

This work has been dedicated to the victims and survivors of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, on April 19, 1995. To Bind the Nation's Wounds seeks to portray, through music...

Dedicated to the victims and survivors of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, To Bind the Nation's Wounds seeks to portray, through music, some of the emotio...

Toward the Sunrising seeks to capture the optimistic, confident spirit that is evident in young people as they accept the challenges and opportunities of beginning life's journey. It is dedicated to t...

Through variations in tempo and tone, the Symphonic Variants bring forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of the th...

Through variations in tempo and tone, the Symphonic Variants bring forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of the th...

A concert centerpiece, this major work from James Curnow explores the spiritual perspectives of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest in North America. The five movements investigate the cosmos a...

It has been said that to find truly dramatic music, one must look to opera. The night before French poet Andrea Chenier's impending execution, his lover Madeleine comes to the prison at St. Lazare and...

James Curnow explores many domains of sound with this wonderful piece. Four extensive variations, based on the melody of the hymn All Praise to You, Oh Lord, together form a beautiful piece of music f...

Several domains of sound are explored in this wonderful piece. Four extensive variations on the hymn All Praise to You, Oh Lord form a beautiful piece of music for use in a church, concert, or festiva...