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A Hymn for the Lost and the Living
A Hymn for the Lost and the Living spiegelt die schmerzvollen Tage der Menschen New Yorks nach dem 11. September 2001 wider."It is intended to be a memorial for those lost souls, gone from...
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SMC817
A Light In The Wilderness
During the summer of 1992, the Shawnee Mission South High School Band went on a tour of Germany. During the tour, Megan Taylor, a 16 year old flutist in the band, was killed in a tragic bicycle...Concert Band
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SMC677
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Arioso, Op. 127
During more than thirty years of teaching at the university of Kansas, James Barnes has enjoyed working with many graduate students. One of the most exceptional of these was Naoya Takizawa, who came...Concert Band
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SMC917
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Ballade for Alto Saxophone and Band
"Ballade for Alto Saxophone and Band" is one of a group of three pieces for solo wind instruments and band which were commissioned by the G. LeBlanc Corporation in 1955, as performance vehicles for...Concert Band
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SMC377
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Caribbean Hideaway
„Caribbean Hideaway" has the subheading „An Encore for Symphonic Band" and the vivacious composition is surely ideally suited for this purpose, but also as loosening piece in a concert. Right after...Concert Band
Mittel-/Oberstufe
SMC689
Children's March
Childrens March
Percy Grainger's extraordinary scoring skills permeate this classic, carefree work for symphonic band. Children's March: “Over the Hills and Far Away”, originally a piano solo, was orchestrated by...Concert Band
Oberstufe
SMC673
Concertpiece No. 1, Op. 11
Konzertstück Nr. 1, Op. 11
In 1979, Cindy Mikel, a dear friend and fellow student of Mark Rogers dating from their student days at Texas Tech University, was invited by BU Marocco, her high school band director at Lewisville,...Concert Band
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SMCRMR02
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Concertpiece No. 2
Konzertstück Nr. 2
Concertpiece No. 2 begins with an agitated d minor passage for full ensemble. Towards the middle of this section, the mood lightens momentarily leading to short cadenzas for each of the solo...Concert Band
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SMC202
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Danza Sinfonica
Music in the Spanish Style composed by non-Spaniards is certainly nothing new. One need only consider orchestral works such as Emmanuel Chabrier's Espana Rhapsody, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore,...Concert Band
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SMC864
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Eaglecrest
James Barnes composed his overture "Eaglecrest" for the Explorer Wind Symphony, New Hamphire and the conductor T.J. Rand. Right beneath the title we find a quote by Walt Whitman:"Skyward...
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SMC544
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Fantasy Variations
on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini
James Barnes composed an impressive piece on a theme of Niccolo Paganini (1782 - 1840), who was one of the greatest virtuoso violinists of all time. Stated at the beginning of the work, the theme...Concert Band
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SMC612
Impressions of Japan
Completed in August 1992, this work was commissioned by the Saitama Sakae High School Band of Ohmiya, Japan. It received its premiere performance in Tokyo in January 1993. The composer James Barnes...Concert Band
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SMC661
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James Barnes - Advanced Repertoire for Band - Vol.1
Symphonic Overture - Golden Festival Overture - Toccata Fantastica - Invocation and Toccata - Pagan Dances - Rhapsodic Essay - Variations on a Theme by Niccolo PaganiniCD (Compact Disc)
T8517
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James Barnes - Repertoire for Young Band - Vol.3
Trail of Tears - Foxfire - Stone Meadows - Westridge Overture - Sunflower Saga - The Pershing Rifles - Wildwood Overture - My Old Kentucky Home - Yorkshire Ballad - Heatherwood Portrait - Maracas...CD (Compact Disc)
T8515
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James Barnes - Symphonies - Vol.2
Second Symphony, Opus 44 - Third Symphony, Opus 89 - Duo Concertante, Opus 74 - Fourth Symphony, Opus 103b ("Yellowstone Portraits") - Symphony, Opus 110 ("Phoenix")CD (Compact Disc)
T8516
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Jubilation Overture
James Barnes wrote "Jubilation Overture" to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, home to the composer for years and location of the University of Kansas,...Concert Band
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SMC868
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Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a Jewish prayer for salvations of decendents. It beginns with chimes and gong, resounding very long. It s a very calm piece, appropriate to its topic. The beats of the timpani...Concert Band
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SMC503
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean's epic film “Lawrence of Arabia” was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven, including Best Original Score for Maurice Jarre's masterful musical depiction of...Concert Band
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SMC947
Malaguena
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1895, Ernesto Lecuona is arguably Cuba's greatest serious composer. He was a gifted pianist who wrote hundreds of songs and piano works before he died in 1963. Most of his...Concert Band
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SMC966
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Molly on the Shore
The composer's love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that Grainger grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music...Concert Band
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SMC703
Ode for Trumpet with Band
"Ode for Trumpet" by Alfred Reed was first performed by Don Jacoby with the Texas All-State Band conducted by Clarence Sawhill, on February 10, 1956, at the Texas Music Educators Association...Concert Band
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SMC378
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Of Sailors and Whales
"Of Sailors and Whales" is a five-movement work based on five scenes from Herman Mehlville's "Moby Dick". It was commissioned by and is dedicated to the California Band...Concert Band
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SMC629
Scarlet and Silver Jubilee
James Barnes created this new eight minute work to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Its sub-title “A Vegas style overture for band” tells us what the composer...Concert Band
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SMC918
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Semiramide Overture
This overture comes from one of one Rossini's more serious tragic operas. It is based on Voltaire's "Seriramis", which centers on the Babylonian Queen Semiramide. This...Concert Band
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SMC828
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Serenade for Clarinet and Band
"Serenade for Clarinet and Band" is one of a group of three pieces for solo wind instruments and band which were commissioned by the G. LeBlanc Corporation in 1955, as performance vehicles for their...Concert Band
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SMC379
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Sixth Symphony, Op. 130
6. Sinfonie
This symphony, commissioned by and dedicated to Roy Holder and his wonderful Lake Braddock High School Band, is both shorter and simpler to play than the composer's other symphonies, but it loses...Concert Band
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SMC925
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Sunflower Saga
James Barnes wrote „Sunflower Saga" for the 20th anniversary of the Kansas Bandmasters Association".Kansas is also called the „Sunflower State", because the hot climate of the area is...
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SMC662
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Symphonic Overture
Symphonic Overture is another fine work from the prolific pen of James Barnes. While not as challenging as his Fantasy Variations, there is enough to keep all sections busy. The work was commissioned...Concert Band
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SMC647
Symphonic Requiem
Seventh Symphony, Op. 135
I. Prologue - The Hornet's Nest (Shiloh, April 1862)
II. Marye's Heights (Fredericksburg, December 1862)
III. Longstreet's Assault (The Third Day at Gettysburg, July...Concert Band
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SMC940
Tchaikovsky Suite
"Tchaikocsky Suite" by James Barnes is taken from Tchaikovsky's "Album for the Young", op. 39 for piano solo. Every effort has been made by the arranger to make this setting...Concert Band
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SMC836
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The Gum Suckers March
The Gumsuckers March
From Grainger: "Gum-suckers" is a nick-name for Australians hailing from the state of Victoria, the home state of the composer. The leaves of the 'gum' (Eucalyptus) trees are...Concert Band
Oberstufe
SMC684
Third Symphony Op. 89
"The Tragic"
James Barnes schreibt im Vorwort der Partitur zu seinem Werk:„Die Dritte Sinfonie war ein Auftragswerk der United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Der damalige Dirigent dieses...
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SMC692
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This Land of El Dorado
This work was commissioned by the Omicron Pi Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the Beta Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon in celebration of the career of Benton Minor at California State,...Concert Band
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SMC653
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Three Quotations
While John Philip Sousa is justly well-known for his fine marches, his preferred form of composition for concert band was the suite of character pieces. "Three Quoatations" is a delightful trio of...Concert Band
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SMC708
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Toccata Fantastica
Commissioned by the United States Army Band to commemorate the retirement of Col. L. Bryan Shelburne, Jr. Toccata Fantastica is a short, exciting essay for winds and percussion based upon two...Concert Band
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SMC780
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Twenty-Seven Groups of Exercises for Cornet and Trumpet
Trumpet players / students around the world rely on this collection of studies for the development of embouchure, lip flexibility, breath control and extraordinary tonguing techniques that provide a...Methods
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SMCB114
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Westridge Overture
"Westridge Overture" is a festive and joyful overture for young band. Composer James Barnes wonderfully combines melody and counterpoint in both vigorous and melodious passages. In the slow middle...Concert Band
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SMC649
Yama Midori
Yama Midori (Green Mountains) was commissioned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Zushi High School in Kanagawa, Japan by that school's excellent high school band. It is a light overture employing...Concert Band
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SMC832
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Yorkshire Ballad
- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Composed in the summer of 1984, James Barnes' „Yorkshire Ballad" was premiered at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Convention in Huntchinson, Kansas, by the late Claude...Concert Band
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SMC559
Yorkshire Ballad
Yorkshire Ballad began in the summer of 1983 with a telephone conversation between James Barnes and Tom Rhoads, who was at that time the band department manager at Southern Music Company. Rhoads...Concert Band
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SMC987
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