James Barnes

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...

Das frühe Opus (komponiert 1982) des renommierten US-amerikanischen Komponisten für Blasorchester lässt bereits da und dort den Meister erkennen: ein sehr einfacher Marsch für Jugendspiele.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...