James Curnow
James Curnow «Jim» Curnow | |||
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Født | James Edward Curnow 17. apr. 1943[1] ![]() Port Huron, Michigan | ||
Beskjeftigelse | Komponist, dirigent | ||
Nasjonalitet | ![]() |
James Edward Curnow (født 17. april 1943) er en amerikansk komponist, mest kjent for sine verker for brassband og janitsjarkorps. Som komponist er han svært produktiv.[2]
Liv og virke
Curnow ble født i Port Huron, Michigan og vokste opp i Royal Oak i samme delstat. Etter studier på musikkinstrumentet eufonium og i direksjon ved Wayne State University (Detroit) og Michigan State University (East Lansing) med Leonard Falcone og Harry Begian som lærere, har han undervist på ulike nivåer i over tretti år.[2]
Som dirigent og komponist har Curnow reist over USA, Canada, Australia, Japan og i en rekke land i Europa. Han har mottatt en lang rekke priser for sine komposisjoner, og mottar stadig forespørsler om å skrive bestillingsverk.[2]
Verker for blåseorkester
(Alle verker er for janitsjarbesetning om ikke annet står)
- 1977 Symphonic Triptych
- 1979 Collage for Band
- 1980 Mutanza
- 1983 American Triptych
- 1983 The Spirit of the Guard
- 1984 Symphonic Variants for Euphonium and Symphonic Band
- 1985 Australian Variants Suite
- 1986 Legend and Sundance
- 1987 Five Concord Diversions for messingkvartett og janitsjar
- 1987 Rejouissance Fantasia on Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott av Martin Luther
- 1988 Welsh Variants
- 1992 Silver Celebration
- 1992 Masquerade for Brass for brassband
- # Introduction
- # Interlude
- # Ritual Dance
- 1994 Lochinvar
- 1994 Overture to a Winter Festival
- 1995 Lone Star Celebration
- A Christmas Flourish
- A Day at the Circus
- # Fanfare
- # The Grand Entry
- # Acrobats And Aerialists
- # The Clowns
- # The Human Cannonball
- # Menagerie
- # Grand Finale
- A Moment In Time
- Acclamation
- Apple Island Legend
- Bach Variants
- Brass Metamorphosis for brassband
- Be thou my vision
- Canticle of the Creatures (Symphonic Suite for Band)
- # Prologue
- # Brother Sun
- # Sister Moon and Stars
- # Brother Fire
- # Mother Earth
- # Epilogue
- Canticles
- Celebration Variations
- Centennial Spirit
- Chant and Capriccio
- Christmas Carillon
- Christmas Fancies
- Christmas Party
- Concertino for Solo Percussionist and Symphonic Band
- Concertino for Tuba and Band
- Concerto for Euphonium and Winds and Percussion
- Concertpiece for Trompet og janitsjar
- Constellations
- Down from the Shimmering Sky
- # The Spirit World
- # The Mortal World
- # The Undersea World
- Fanfare and Flourishes
- Fanfare and Jubiloso
- Fanfare for Spartacus
- Fanfare Prelude "O God, Our Help in Ages Past"
- Fanfare Prelude on the Italian Hymn
- Fantasia for Tuba and Concert Band
- Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution
- # Lovely Nancy
- # Hay Makers
- Finale for a Winter Festival
- Flirtations for Flute
- Four Colonial Country Dances
- # Introduction and the Humor of Boston
- # Lord Mayor's Delight
- # Colonial Jig
- # Devil's Dream
- Freedom Road
- Introduction and Capriccio (for Clarinet and Band)
- John F. Kennedy in Memoriam
- Knoxville 1800 for brassband
- Legend in Brass for brassband
- # Fanfare
- # Soliloquy
- # Finale
- Let Creation Praise!
- Meditation – The New Covenant for brassband
- Mid-West Golden Jubilee Overture
- None But the Lonely Heart
- Northwest Passage
- Ode and Epinicion
- Odyssey
- Of Courage and Patriotism
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme
- Pershing’s Own
- Praetorius Variations
- Prayer ( O Divine Redeemer) for Euphonium og korps
- Prelude and Celebration
- Prelude on a Hymn on Praise
- Proclamation
- Rhapsody for Euphonium and Band
- Rhapsody on American Shaped Note Melodies
- Silver Ribbon Chanteys
- Suo-Gan
- Symphonic Poem for Winds and Percussion
- The Eagle's Flight
- The Music – Makers
- The Old Man of the Mountain
- The Shepherd's Farewell
- The Sky World
- The Spirit Soars
- To Bind the Nations Wounds
- To Fly Without Wings
- Toccata for brassband
- Toward the Sunrising
- Transfiguration
- Trittico for Brass Band (pliktnummer EM for brassband 1989)
- Under Three Flags
- When Time Will Be No More
- Where Mythical Beings Play
- Winds of Change
Referanser
- ^ Gemeinsame Normdatei, besøkt 27. april 2014[Hentet fra Wikidata]
- ^ a b c Curnow Music Press Presents James Curnow
Eksterne lenker
- Curnow Music Press Presents James Curnow