Gigantic in structure, with fabulously rich and lavishly orchestrated thematic material, this work ranks on a grand scale within the repertoire of the modern-day concert band. Every line is interestin...
Three Academy Awards were bestowed upon the original motion picture and the music from the soundtrack has become some of the most memorable of this generation. Now, for concert band, James Barnes crea...
Die Musik dieses zeitlosen Meisterwerks hat Generation für Generation fasziniert. Seltsamerweise waren die Reaktionen der Kritiker bei der Uraufführung gemischt: Die einen nannten es das Pionierwerk e...
Drei Academy Awards wurden dem Originalfilm verliehen und die Musik aus dem Soundtrack ist zu einer der denkwürdigsten dieser Generation geworden. Jetzt, für Konzertband, zaubert James Barnes mit Over...
Gigantisch in der Struktur, mit fabelhaft reichem und üppig orchestriertem thematischem Material, zählt dieses Werk zu den ganz großen im Repertoire der modernen Konzertkapelle. Jede Zeile ist interes...
Tribute is a stirring, colorful, and energetic work from one of the most highly regarded composers for concert bands. James Barnes has crafted this attractive overture as a gift for James K. Copenhave...
Commissioned by Joliet Junior College and the American Association of Community Colleges and dedicated to saxophonist Thomas Liley. Arioso and Presto is available with both band and piano accompanimen...
Composed in the summer of 1984, Yorkshire Ballad was premiered at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Convention by Claude T. Smith and the Kansan Intercollegiate Band. Since its publication, it has be...
Danza Sinfonica is a single movement work for virtuoso band. The flavor of the dance is decidedly from south of the border, and uses all the technical resources of the modern concert band in a work of...
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...
James Barnes hat ein großartiges Arrangement geschaffen, das das Leben und das Werk von Leroy Anderson ehrt. Dieses unterhaltsame Arrangement verleiht Andersons unsterblichen Melodien eine neue Stimme...
Die Symphonische Ouvertüre, ein Werk im romantischen Stil mit großen Proportionen und anspruchsvollen Instrumentalparts, wurde 1991 anlässlich des 50-jährigen Bestehens der USAF Band in Auftrag gegebe...
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...
Written in a quick two, this Show-Style Opener lives up to its title with much of the thematic materials in the opening theme faalling to the brass, while the woodwinds interject flourishes and counte...
Desperate Pursuit is a driving and dramatic overture from the pen of award-winning composer, James Barnes. Based on the D Phrygian scale, the piece gets its name from the rapid, rhythmic motion of the...
The sonatas by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) are without doubt among the best compositions for violoncello and basso continuo created in the baroque era. Of these works, it is the Sonata in E minor (RV...
'Alpine Holiday' ist eine große Ouvertüre für Blasorchester, die vom Bernischen Kantonal-Musikverband als Aufgabestück 1.Klasse für den Wettbewerb im Jahr 2014 in Auftrag gegeben wurde. Die Kompositio...
'Bayerisches Osterfest' (Bavarian Easter Festival) ist eine Auftragskomposition für die Bishop Ireton High School Band, das Blasorchester einer katholischen Privatschule in Virginia (USA). Der Orchest...
Italian Wedding Song is a lyric, very romantic song in g minor, reminiscent in some ways of the music of Puccini and Verdi. Like Barnes' Yorkshire Ballad, it is a brief, solemn work, perfect for teach...
Nessun Dorma (None shall sleep) is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all of opera. It achieved pop status after Luciano Pavaro...
Composed of three movements, BROOKSHIRE SUITE begins with a 'Fanfare and March. ' The unique second movement is entitled 'Little Jazz Song' and features lush contemporary textures. The 'Fugue' is intr...
'Goldene Kameraden' habe ich für das Jubiläum '50 Jahre Musikverlag Rundel' komponiert. Der Titel nimmt zum einen natürlich Bezug auf das goldene Jubiläum der Firma und meiner Freunde, die dort arbeit...
Commissioned by the Kansas Commission for the Celebration of the BiCentennial of the United States Constitution.
This march in 6/8 was commissioned by All My Friends in The 312th U.S. Army Reserve Band.
The director of the US Naval Academy Band commissioned this new setting for the 100th anniversary celebration of this march. Always a favorite, the official song of the United States Navy has been res...
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1895, Ernesto Lecuona is arguably Cuba's greatest serious composer. He was a gifted pianist who wrote hundreds of songs and piano works before he died in 1963. Most of his musi...
The Lightning Brigade celebrates John T. Wilder, an Indiana historical figure in the Civil War, and his unique mounted infantry brigade that proved themselves decisive in several Western Campaign batt...
Unvergessliche Melodien von Leroy Anderson
Premiered on 21 September, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas by The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (Dr. Paul Popiel, conducting), James Barnes' Ninth Symphony was composed between January and late June of...
Composed for Pat Stuckmeyer. Includes bass and treble clef solo euphonium parts. Movement titles: 1. Elegia 2. Romanza 3. Scherzo. (2010) ca. 23'
Commissioned by the USAF Band as a feature for two talented members of the ensemble at the time, brothers trumpeter Victor Bowman and euphonium player Brian Bowman. The work is in three main parts inc...
A delightful tone poem composed as an oboe solo with wind orchestra accompaniment and dedicated to Susan Hicks Brashier. Later versions for solo clarinet and flute, and orchestra and band accompanimen...
This piano reduction of James Barnes' Concerto for Tuba Op. 96 by Yukiko Nishimura has become a recital and constest favorite. Grade 5.
The band version was commissioned by the Long Beach Middle School 1984-85 8th Grade Band, Long Beach, N.Y., Richard Hornung, Director. Versions for band and orchestra are available from the publisher.
Risoluto is a music term of Italian derivation, first appearing in the mid 1700s. A great many musical terms such as this are in Italian, because many of the important composers from the Renaissance t...
Hope Arises is one of two new works requested in 2021 of composer James Barnes by Colonel Donald Schofield, to be written for the United States Air Force Band. It is a short piece intended to be used...
James Barnes komponierte seine 'Dance Variantsop. 146 anlässlich des 40-jährigen Jubiläums der Honolulu Wind Symphony auf Hawaii. Das Werk kombiniert die beiden Kompositionsformen der typischen A-B-A-...
Ich schrieb 'Threnody' (Klagelied) in Erinnerung an einen guten alten Freund, den Saxophonisten Thomas Liley. Wir kannten uns seit der Schulzeit, waren gemeinsam an der Universität und haben sogar in...
Fanfare and Processional is a rousing concert opener for younger bands in the vein of the familiar Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar. Careful consideration has been given with respect to the techn...
New flexible ensemble scoring by Clarence Barber, playable on any SSATB combination of woodwind, brass, or string players with optional percussion. Commissioned by the Long Beach Middle School 1984-85...
New flexible ensemble arrangement by Clarence Barber, based on the second edition rescored by the composer, playable on any SSATB combination of woodwind, brass, or string players with optional percus...
James Barnes masterfully scores a handful of the most beloved and famous Christmas carols in this short, three-movement suite for young band. Can be performed individually or as a suite. Includes Good...
This work for early intermediate bands is a wonderful selection for contest or a concert opening.
Fanfare and Processional by celebrated composer James Barnes is a rousing concert opener for younger bands in the vein of the familiar Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar. With generous cross-cuing...
Commemoration was commissioned by the members of the Northwest North Carolina Bandmasters Association to recognize the distinguished career of Dr. William A. Gora, the longtime Director of Bands at Ap...
This overture is well scored for the enjoyment and development of young players with interesting parts for the entire band.
Credo is an ideal piece for young bands, particularly those with a large percussion section. It is very carefully scored and cross-cued, so that almost any size band can perform it. Composed in sonati...
Prairie Winds Festival is a fast, happy-go-lucky 'opener. ' It is very carefully scored and cross-cued, so that almost any size band can perform it. The Piccolo, 2nd Oboe, 2nd Bassoon, Contra-Alto Cla...
This is Barnes Symphony #7 and is a brilliant work depicting events of the American Civil War.
Sure to become a staple of the concert band repertoire, 'symphonic Essay' is a dramatic work featuring brass fanfares, tonal pyramids, and startling polyharmonies. The mysterious undertones of the pie...
Sure to become a staple of the concert band repertoire, 'Symphonic Essay' is a dramatic work featuring brass fanfares, tonal pyramids, and startling polyharmonies. The mysterious undertones of the pie...
Composed of three movements, BROOKSHIRE SUITE begins with a 'Fanfare and March.' The unique second movement is entitled 'Little Jazz Song' and features lush contemporary textures. The 'Fugue' is intro...
Invocation and Toccata was commissioned by the New Mexico State University Wind Ensemble, Lawrence Henry, conductor.
This overture opens with the Walt Whitman quote, 'Skyward in air a muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagle...' Commisioned by the Explorer Wind Symphony, Explorer Post 934- Manchester, New Hampshire...
This breautiful, lyrical piece was commissioned by the North Hills High School Band, Pittsburgh, PA, Warren Mercer, Conductor.
Commissioned by the Lakeview Centennial High School Band in Garland, Texas, George Jones, Conductor, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Great State of Texas (1836 - 1986). With a shouted 'Yee H...
Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and dedicated to the memory of the composer's friend Andrew Gurwitz. The work is based on the J.S. Bach Chorale 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End'. This...
A delightful tone poem composed as an oboe solo with wind orchestra accompaniment and dedicated to Susan Hicks Brashier. Later versions for solo clarinet and flute, and orchestra accompaniments follow...
Mostly in 4/4 time signature with all of the standard duple subdivisions one would expect, one section in the band will play in 12/8 against that, starting in the clarinets, then moving to the horns b...
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...
