Il existe plus d?une quarantaine de mélodies associées au texte Away in a Manger (?Sur la paille fraîche?). Nativity (La Nativité) développe deux des plus célèbres mélodies datées du XIXe siècle. Tel un peintre James Curnow nous invite à découvrir peu à peu le sens profond du mystère de la Nativité. La musique est fluide expressive et méditative ; une pièce idéale pour éveiller la sensibilité musicale de vos jeunes interprètes.

Par CURNOW JAMES. Avec Rejoice and Be Merry, James Curnow signe un medley pétillant qui rassemble trois grands noëls anglo-saxons : Rejoice and Be Merry, The First Noel (Aujourd?hui, le roi des cieux) et We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Cet arrangement plein d?entrain garantit le succès de vos concerts autour de la Nativité. Une manière originale de souhaiter un « Joyeux Noël ! » à votre public. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Christmas Trilogy-Avec Rejoice and Be Merry James Curnow signe un medley pétillant qui rassemble trois grands noëls anglo-saxons : Rejoice and Be Merry The First Noel (Aujourd?hui le roi des cieux) et We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Cet arrangement plein d?entrain garantit le succès de vos concerts autour de la Nativité. Une manière originale de souhaiter un « Joyeux Noël ! » à votre public.

Cette pièce est un hommage à une figure importante du jazz des années 30 et 40 : Harry James trompettiste virtuose dont le style a inspiré le jeu d?artistes comme Chet Baker. Harry James s?illustre d?abord auprès de Benny Goodman mais décide de fonder sa propre formation en 1939 et en fait l?un des Orchestres de Swing les plus réputés de l?époque. Il engage notamment Frank Sinatra et reprend des classiques tels que Sleepy Lagoon d?Eric Coates et Ciribiribin d?Alberto Pestalozza. Naohiro Iwai a rassemblé ces deux succès dans un arrangement pour Trompette Solo et Orchestre d?Harmonie.

Par CURNOW JAMES. A superb way to keep your concert performance vibrant and interesting is the inclusion of one or two feature pieces. The natural contrast that happens when you include a section feature or solo keeps the audience focused and enlivens your program. Feature your agile and expressive Flute section this season with FLIRTATIONS FOR FLUTE by James Curnow! With its light and frivolous air, Flirtations For Flute was composed specifically for use by many different combinations of Flutes, from a solo to an entire Flute section. The piece focuses on the fast paced, flexible side of the instrument’s capabilities. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie et Flûte Traversière

Inspired by the Arikara (uh-RIK-a-RAH) tribe of Native Americans based in North Dakota this work by James Meredith is an evocative piece without portraying any specific event or story. Opening with a plaintive flute solo supported by an exoticpercussion backdrop the piece features a chorale-like statement in the winds before moving to the faster and more rhythmic main section. Mixing early American imagery with striking dissonances this is an effective and unique offering with limitedtechnical demands.

Par CURNOW JAMES. The suite format and descriptive nature of snapshots allows Grade 2. 5 bands to handle a relatively large sized piece and have the fun of exploring myriad moods and styles. There are valuable geographical and historical considerations for cross-curricular teaching, and the sheer “enjoyability” of this one is undeniable. In Movement 1, early explorers witness the grandeur and expanse of the largest fresh surface water system on earth. In Movement 2, wavelets gently lap on the shores of beautiful beaches while happy families enjoy a sunny afternoon, and Movement 3 explores the ships and boats of every description which have navigated these waters for centuries. While thisexceptional piece is entirely different, if you enjoyed James Curnow’s previous Grade 2. 5 suites, you really should focus some attention on SNAPSHOTS. You won’t regret it. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par JOHNSON JAMES WELDON / JOHNSON JOHN ROSAMOND (Arr.. James Weldon Johnson's 1900 poem was set to music by his brother in 1905, and has since become known as the Black National Anthem. With a theme of thanksgiving and affirmation, this is a stirring anthem for our times. / Date parution : 2022-09-27/ Répertoire / Concert Band

A superb way to keep your concert performance vibrant and interesting is the inclusion of one or two feature pieces. The natural contrast that happens when you include a section feature or solo keeps the audience focused and enlivens your program.Feature your agile and expressive Flute section this season with FLIRTATIONS FOR FLUTE by James Curnow! With its light and frivolous air Flirtations For Flute was composed specifically for use by many different combinations of Flutes from a solo to an entire Flute section. The piece focuses on the fast paced flexible side of the instrument’s capabilities.

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 some of the emotions and thoughts associated with the hours and days surrounding this terrible act. In writing this piece James Curnow sought to emphasize the inspiring courage and faith shown by the people of Oklahoma as they bonded together and responded to the stark cowardice and terror that confronted them.

The inspiration for this work came from the novel Silence by the great Japanese writer Sh saku End (1923 96). His book asks profound philosophical questions and resonates with one of the most anguished questions asked 2 000 years ago ???My God my God why have you abandoned me'??? End ???s ???silence??? is the silence of God in the face of terrible events springing from the merciless nature of man: torture genocide holocaust. For End though this silence is not absence but presence a notion that has many musical analogies. The emptiness and solitude of a composer???s silence is nevertheless pregnant with the promise of possibility and potency. The connections between music andsilence are made palpable in this single-movement symphony; the work begins in silence and the climax is a prolonged fermata. The final event is a bar of silence the conception and metaphorical point of the entire work.

FlexBand Series-This work was inspired by the legendary American patriot and hero of the Revolutionary War. James Curnows popular three-movement suite is adapted here into a very effective format for incomplete ensembles. Dur: 6:15

Concert March-It's always a treat when James L. Hosay introduces a new concert march. He brings fresh ideas to the form in surprising ways. In Ice Breaker the opening is a force of nature that leads to a highly charged and punctuatedmain theme. Key and harmonic relationships creatively reshape and renew the core ideas following a relentless path to the stirring conclusion. A bold new perspective! (Grade 2-1/2)

Concert March-It's always a treat when James L. Hosay introduces a new concert march. He brings fresh ideas to the form in surprising ways. In Ice Breaker the opening is a force of nature that leads to a highly charged and punctuatedmain theme. Key and harmonic relationships creatively reshape and renew the core ideas following a relentless path to the stirring conclusion. A bold new perspective! (Grade 2-1/2)