James Curnow

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James Edward (Jim) Curnow (born April 17, 1943 in Port Huron , Michigan ) is an American composer and music teacher .

He studied at Wayne State University in Detroit and Michigan State University in East Lansing with Jere Hutchinson , F. Maxwell Wood , James Gibb and Irwin Fischer Composition , Paul Harder , Harry Begian Conducting and Leonard Falcone Euphonium .

After completing his studies, he lectured at various educational establishments and colleges in all areas of instrumental music. In 1981 he became a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . As a lecturer for workshops, special seminars and similar events, he has traveled to the United States of America , Canada , Australia , Japan and Europe .

He has received numerous prizes and awards for his compositions.

Works

Works for wind orchestra

  • 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 brass quartet and wind orchestra
  • 1987 Rejouissance Fantasia on A strong castle is our God by Martin Luther
  • 1988 Welsh Variants
  • 1992 Silver Celebration
  • 1992 Masquerade for Brass for brass band
    1. Introduction
    2. Interlude
    3. Ritual dance
  • 1994 Lochinvar
  • 1994 Overture to a Winter Festival
  • 1995 Lone Star Celebration
  • A Christmas flourish
  • A day at the circus
    1. fanfare
    2. The Grand Entry
    3. Acrobats and Aerialists
    4. The clowns
    5. The Human Cannonball
    6. menagerie
    7. Grand finals
  • A moment in time
  • Acclamation
  • Apple Island Legend
  • Bach Variants
  • Brass Metamorphosis for Brass Band
  • Be thou my vision
  • Canticle of the Creatures (Symphonic Suite for Band)
    1. Prologue (prologue)
    2. Brother Sun (Brother Sun)
    3. Sister Moon and Stars
    4. Brother Fire (Brother Fire)
    5. Mother Earth
    6. Epilogue (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 trumpet and wind orchestra
  • Constellations
  • Down from the Shimmering Sky
    1. The Spirit World
    2. The Mortal World
    3. 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
    1. Lovely Nancy
    2. Hay Makers
  • Finale for a Winter Festival
  • Flirtations for Flute
  • Four Colonial Country Dances
    1. Introduction and the Humor of Boston
    2. Lord Mayor's Delight
    3. Colonial Jig
    4. Devil's Dream
  • Freedom Road
  • Introduction and Capriccio (for Clarinet and Band)
  • John F. Kennedy in memoriam
  • Knoxville 1800 for brass band
  • Legend in brass for brass band
    1. fanfare
    2. Soliloquy
    3. final
  • Let Creation Praise!
  • Meditation - The New Covenant for Brass Band
  • Mid-West Golden Jubilee Overture
  • None But the Lonely Heart
  • Northwest Passage
  • Ode and Epinicion
  • Odyssey
  • Of Courage and Patriotism
  • Olympic Fanfare and Theme (arrangement; comp .: John Williams)
  • Pershing's Own
  • Praetorius Variations
  • Prayer (O Divine Redeemer) for Euphonium and Band
  • 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
  • Symphonic Variants for euphonium and orchestra / piano
  • 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 brass band
  • Toward the sunrising
  • Transfiguration
  • Trittico for Brass Band Variations on the “American shapednote hymn; Consolation "
  • Under three flags
  • When Time Will Be No More
  • Where Mythical Beings Play
  • Winds of Change

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personal data
SURNAME Curnow, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curnow, James Edward; Curnow, Jim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Port Huron , Michigan , USA