Partitions difficile chez Curnow Music Press

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...

Throughout the colonial period in America, country dancing was the principal recreation of all social classes. Americans had inherited this tendency from Elizabethan England, and many continental Euro...

Toward the Sunrising seeks to capture the optimistic, confident spirit that is evident in young people as they accept the challenges and opportunities of beginning life's journey. It is dedicated to t...

For Tuba in C (B. C.) Concertino for Tuba is a welcome addition to the somewhat limited library of works for solo tuba. James Curnow's great understanding of the low brass instruments and his dynamic,...

ased on Eternal Father, Strong to Save, which serves as the U. S. Navy Hymn, this work is truly a joy to play! High-flying melodies, emotive harmonic structures and an electrifying finale combine into...

Through variations in tempo and tone, Symphonic Variants brings forth the sonority of the euphonium and the skills of the soloist. The work begins with an allegro con espressivo statement of thetheme...

Concertino for Tuba is a welcome addition to the collection of works in which the tuba plays an important role. James Curnow's great understanding of the low brass instruments, and his dynamic, varied...

This short symphonic work was composed in 1905, during the first Russian Revolution. Rimsky-Korsakov takes his theme from a revolutionary worker's song.

Tchaikovsky, like countless composers who have found inspiration in folk melody, loved Russian folk music all his life. While composing his second symphony in 1872-73, he was inspired by farmers' song...