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James Barnes

* 09.09.1949
James Barnes was born on 9 September 1949 in Hobart, Oklahoma, United States. After studying composition and music theory at the University of Kansas, he earned a bachelor's degree in music in 1974 and Master of Music in 1975. He later studied orchestra conducting privately with Zuohuang Chen. Since 1977 he has been teaching orchestration, arranging and composing, wind orchestra history and...
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RUNDEL - Music of James Barnes

RUNDEL Promo 2014

RUNDEL Promo 2014

Alpine Holiday

Alpine Holiday

Bayerisches Osterfest

Bayerisches Osterfest

Goldene Kameraden

Goldene Kameraden

Dance Variants

Dance Variants

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Concerto for Flute and Piano

Concerto for Flute and Piano

1. Allegro 2. The Deadly Butterfly (Solo Instrument: Alto Flute) 3. Rondo World premieres always present a unique moment, both for the composer and for the performing musicians and of course...
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MVSR3037
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Eighth Symphony op. 148

Eighth Symphony op. 148

Composer James Barnes about on his Eighth Symphony (8th Symphony) - "Symphony for Wangen", op. 148: In 2013 I had the pleasure of coming to Wangen im Allgäu and meeting with Tobias...
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Dance Variants

Dance Variants

“Dance Variants” op. 146 was a commission to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Honolulu Wind Symphony (Hawaii). James Barnes wrote a composition that combines an overall A-B-A...
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MVSR2965
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Threnody

Threnody

I wrote “Threnody” in memory of an old friend of mine, saxophonist Thomas Liley. We knew each other since high school. We were in university together and even played in the same dance...
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RUNDEL Promo 2014

The RUNDEL promo catalog 2/2014 includes 45 new band pieces from RUNDEL Music Publications plus sample audio CD. You can listen to the audio samples here online or order the printed catalog with...
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KAT14.2
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Bayerisches Osterfest

Bavarian Easter Festival
“Bayerisches Osterfest” (Bavarian Easter Festival) was commissioned by the Bishop Ireton High School Band, the band of a private Catholic school in Virginia, USA. The band’s...
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Goldene Kameraden

op. 102/7
“Goldene Kameraden” was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Musikverlag RUNDEL. The title of the piece is a combination of the golden anniversary of the company and all my...
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MVSR2696
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Alpine Holiday

Commissioned by the “Bernischer Kantonal-Musikverband“ (Berne County Band Music Association, Switzerland) as the required test piece for their 2014 wind band competition, Alpine Holiday...
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Threnody
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Threnody

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Klagelied
op. 145

I wrote “Threnody” in memory of an old friend of mine, saxophonist Thomas Liley. We knew each other...
Dance Variants
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Dance Variants

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for Symphonic Winds
op. 146

“Dance Variants” op. 146 was a commission to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the...
Goldene Kameraden - op. 102/7
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Goldene Kameraden - op. 102/7

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Marsch - March - Marche - Marcia
50 Jahre Musikverlag RUNDEL

“Goldene Kameraden” was commissioned to celebrate the 50th...
Bayerisches Osterfest - Bavarian Easter Festival
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Bayerisches Osterfest - Bavarian Easter Festival

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op. 142
“Bayerisches Osterfest” (Bavarian Easter Festival) was commissioned by the Bishop Ireton High School Band, the band of a...
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Alpine Holiday

Notes available at:
https://www.rundel.de/en/

for Wind Orchestra op. 140
Commissioned by the “Bernischer Kantonal-Musikverband“ (Berne County Band Music Association,...