Mike Curtis

Optional String Pack. Compatible with the following arrangements: ADV06401 (String Quartet), ADV08405 (Woodwind Quartet), ADV08406 (Clarinet Quartet). Klezmer is the centuries-old, celebratory music o...

Global Tour is a journey through four of my favorite styles of music: funk, jazz, klezmer, and tango. As opposed to a commission or an idea from my publisher, this piece began without any preconceptio...

Eine Sammlung von gelungenen Originalkompositionen mit zugrundeliegenden Jazzwurzeln und einem bodenständigen bluesigen Gefühl. Diese Duos würden sich auch gut für ein Konzert eignen - allein oder kom...

Eine Sammlung von gelungenen Originalkompositionen mit zugrundeliegenden Jazzwurzeln und einem bodenständigen bluesigen Gefühl. Diese Duos würden sich auch gut für ein Konzert eignen - allein oder kom...

12 Klezmer- Titel, arrangiert für Flöte oder Violine This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influence...

Adapted and orchestrated by Charles Heiden Intrumentation: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Bb Trumpets, Percussion (2 Players), 8x Violin 1+2, 8x Viola, 4x Cello, 4x Bas...

Global Tour is a journey through four of my favorite styles of music: funk, jazz, klezmer, and tango. As opposed to a commission or an idea from my publisher, this piece began without any preconceptio...

Tribute to Dexter' verwendet eine charakteristische Phrase (signature lick) und verarbeitet sie in zwei kontrastierenden Sätzen. Der erste Satz, Blue, ist lyrisch und subtil, mit einer durchlaufenden,...

Fein verwoben sind die vier Stimmen dieses neuen Werkes aus der Feder von Mike Curtis. Die Sätze wechseln zwischen melancholisch-getragen und beschwingt und erzählen von Festen unter dem Sternenhimmel...

6-movement suite for string orchestra I. Plaza del Baratillo (Plaza of the Cheapskate) Around a Florentine fountain given to the city by the Emperor Maximilian, every day is a bartering market day, an...

Sketches of China is an evocation of that ancient land, written following a 5-province performing tour of China by Mike (with his wife Annalisa) as bassoonist and oboist of the Arrieu Wind Quintet in...

Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestra conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson, which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, th...

Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestra conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson, which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, th...

Klezmer Diptych, a solo for clarinet with piano accompaniment, features two contrasting traditional klezmer tunes. Originally played at weddings, Mazl Tov Shver un Shviger (Congratulations to the In-l...

12 Klezmer-Titel arrangiert für Klarinette. This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influences have be...

Saxophone Quartet (AATB) Music from the High Renaissance (c. 1500) often featured voices in four-part harmony. The blending, vocal nature of saxophones makes this repetory ideal for adaptation. This S...

Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) composed more than 70 zarzuelas, a popular Spanish form of comic and romantic operetta. Tambourine Dance ('Danza de Crótalos') comes from one of his most successful, 'La T...

These dances can be likened to diarist entries written during an extended stay in Mexico's west coast state of Nayarit. Following each sultry day of exploring the beaches, I would come back to the bun...

Bulgarian Bat Bite was written in 2003 as a commission by the Quartetto Italiano di Clarinetti. It is an adaption and expansion of the composer's 1992 duet, Khyberian Catfit, which is included in his...

I. Santa Cruz, II. Las Islitas, III. Miramar, IV. Ofelia, V. El LlanoThe huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico. Its subtle alternation of 2 & 3 can be demonstrated in thi...

A Klezmer Wedding besteht aus vier Tänzen, die neu komponiert wurden, aber auf traditionellen Vorbildern basieren. Die Doina ist ein ausdrucksvoller Gesang für drei aufeinander folgende Solisten; sie...

A Klezmer Wedding besteht aus vier Tänzen, die neu komponiert wurden, aber auf traditionellen Vorbildern basieren. Die Doina ist ein ausdrucksvoller Gesang für drei aufeinander folgende Solisten; sie...

Compatible with the following arrangements: ADV6401 (String Quartet), ADV08405 (Woodwind Quartet), ADV08406 (Clarinet Quartet) Klezmer is the centuries-old, celebratory music of the Eastern European J...

Sketches of China features mostly original writing and five highly descriptive movements. The solo part in C treble clef is playable by oboe or flute, and the string parts incorporate a variety of arc...