James Curnow

Henry Purcell's epitaph in the Westminster Abbey reads Here lyes Henry Purcell Esqre, who left this Lyfe and is gone to that Blessed Place where only his Harmony can be exceeded. Delightfully characte...

Accessible even to advanced junior high bands or honor groups, this brilliant fanfare and treatment of Tylman Susato's Rondo is a jubilant musical expression. Investigating intriguing Renaissance harm...

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...

The title SILVER RIBBON CHANTEYS comes from the fascinating history of Ohio and the collections of great old folk songs that came into existence because of the Ohio-Erie Canal. There are three distinc...

The title SILVER RIBBON CHANTEYS comes from the fascinating history of Ohio and the collections of great old folk songs that came into existence because of the Ohio-Erie Canal. There are three distinc...

Fiddle tunes have been an important part of American music since her earliest days. You'll enjoy James Curnow's new suite based on two fiddle tunes from the Revolutionary War period. The first movemen...

Fiddle tunes have been an important part of American music since her earliest days. You'll enjoy this suite based on two tunes from the Revolutionary War period: - Lovely Nancy, written about a beauti...

In concert band, the clarity of the music can only come through if the articulation skill of the performers is accurate and presented consistently across the band. These wonderful articulation studies...

This is descriptive composition at its finest! The music tells the story of the battle at Fort Meigs, Ohio during the War of 1812. The listener is taken from the calm sunrise, through the intensity an...

Descriptive composition at its finest, this music tells the story of the battle at Fort Meigs in Ohio during the War of 1812. The listener is taken from the calm sunrise, through the intensity and tul...

Everyone knows Berlioz' famous Symphony Fantastique, and now here's an opportunity for your band to explore another gem from this important composer. The sheer simplicity of this lovely music and past...

Tchaikovsky's lovely, melancholy melody was inspired by a poem that speaks of great sadness. Print the poem in your program, or have it recited as the band plays to create a deeply moving tribute to a...

An important addition to the ground-breaking Essentials of Musicianship Series from Curnow Music Press! You have probably found that if you rely entirely on your method book and performance pieces for...

Certain to become a staple of Grade 3 band literature this great new composition represents James Curnow at his finest. Beginning and ending with an exciting fanfare that contrasts various melodic, rh...

Certain to become a staple of Grade 3 band literature this great new composition represents James Curnow at his finest. Beginning and ending with an exciting fanfare that contrasts various melodic, rh...

A trumpet duet fanfare beckons the band to join in on the opening bars of this dignified, elegant finale for holiday concerts. Staging opportunities abound with optional antiphonal brass parts, and th...

Finale for a Winter Festival, a sparkling holiday closer, was composed in response to the success of Overture for a Winter Festival and requests for a concert finale in a similar vein. This elegant wo...

Funkelnd, kraftvoll, nachdenklich, verspielt, andächtig und heroisch - all diese Eigenschaften reichen nicht aus, um alle Facetten und Farben dieses aussergewöhnlichen Werkes zu beschreiben. Hochflieg...

Funkelnd, kraftvoll, nachdenklich, verspielt, andächtig und heroisch - all diese Eigenschaften reichen nicht aus, um alle Facetten und Farben dieses aussergewöhnlichen Werkes zu beschreiben. Hochflieg...

Inspired by the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, this symphonic poem in three movements for winds brings Eastern and Western cultures together, meeting on the common threa...

Inspired by the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, this symphonic poem in three movements for winds brings Eastern and Western cultures together, meeting on the common threa...