Curnow Music Press proudly presents a way to enrich your quality of playing material whilst helping you administer your library efficiently and save money! THE YOUNG BAND COLLECTION is a compilation of some of our best pieces for youth band published as individual part books. You?ll find pieces by James Curnow James Hosay Mike Hannickel Brian Connery Paul Curnow and Douglas Court. These works have all proven to be very successful as teaching material but also will keep your students interested and guarantee a happy audience! Curnow Music Press is known for its quality music for youth bands and that?s certainly what you?ll find in this publication.

This three movement work modeled on his earlier work Rhapsody for Brass develops from and mirrors the earlier work but with more modern tonal outlines and original melodic material. The first movement opens with several fanfare-like figures which recur at various times in different instrumental combinations. With development this music takes on a carnival-like atmosphere before concluding with an upward flourish. The second movement commences quietly with a slower theme shared by several solo instruments and develops into an extended study on The Water is Wide a folk song which seems to have its beginnings in the United Kingdom as O Waley Waley . Thethird movement reverts to the rhapsodic format with a lively theme marked ‘in a playful manner’. This substantial work is a gem in the concert band repertoire.

Melody is the very essence of music. -W.A.Mozart (1786)Mozart confirmed this view on melody by writing the Ave Verum Corpus near theend of his short life. Originally written for chorus strings and organ this work standsamong the most beautiful musical expressions of all time. Timothy Johnson has skillfullymade Mozart's wondrous achievement available to concert bands. It's perfect forworship services and the sostenuto style with careful attention to dynamics makesit a great choice for that middle spot at festival or for the more serious moment atany performance. Given the opportunity young bands LOVE to play truly greatmusic and it just doesn't getmuch better than the mastery of Mozart.

This Christmas carol of ancient European origin begins O Sanctissima and was intended as a tribute to the virgin Mary. A 19th-century translation by Falk gave us the words O How Joyfully that are typically associated with this carol. In addition to its colorful history this carol has a very warm and expressive character. In this setting by Alfred Reed the lilting melody is interwoven with a heroic trumpet counter-melody.

Curnow Music Press proudly presents a way to enrich your quality of playing material whilst helping you administer your library efficiently and save money! THE YOUNG BAND COLLECTION is a compilation of some of our best pieces for youth band published as individual part books. You?ll find pieces by James Curnow James Hosay Mike Hannickel Brian Connery Paul Curnow and Douglas Court. These works have all proven to be very successful as teaching material but also will keep your students interested and guarantee a happy audience! Curnow Music Press is known for its quality music for youth bands and that?s certainly what you?ll find in this publication.

Based on a West Indies Folk Melody-Relive the joyous sound of the West Indies 'limbo' dance with this easy concert band work based on an old West Indian melody.

This fascinating work seeks to describe the energy of the early settlers and the natural beauty of the landscape of the Kawartha Lake region in Ontario Canada

18 Favorite Classics for Young Players-Eighteen favourite classics for young players. Now all musicians can play along to the classics with this fantastic book and CD. Includes works by Handel Haydn Mozart Beethoven Schumann Brahms and many others. Meet The Great Masters contains 18 pieces by some of the world's greatest composers arranged for the Recorder by James Curnow . Biographies of the composers are also included making this book and CD set an excellent way to introduce young instrumentalists to their music. This volume features selections from Beethoven Schumann Handel Brahms Mussorgsky Dvorak Haydn Mozart and others and includes Ode to Joy Hungarian Dance #5 Onward Christian Soldiers Trumpet Voluntary and Toreador Song alongside many more classical masterpieces.

James Curnow offers this sparkling trumpet solo feature filled with the glorious sounds of Christmas. Original melodies and familiar carols intertwine to create a fresh and charming alternative to the standard holiday fare. Remniscent of Anderson's Trumpeter's Lullaby this is a classy arrangement you'll use for years to come!

Big and bold yet very easy to play! This work for beginning players is named after the ancient Mayan city in Guatemala and the music reflects the mystery of the ruins there. This one will come together very quickly with simple rhythms and carefully considered ranges. There's even an optional advanced percussion part to add interest.

A Grade 1 rock anthem! It’s a perfect way to keep your beginners motivated while you drill them on that new concept called “eighth notes.” Lots of repetition of simple eighth note figures will help your young band players enter the fascinating world of the divided beat with ease.This solid minor key rock-type piece will also help to keep your audience attentive by letting them hear a bit of a style they are so accustomed to. The overwhelming rhythmic nature of the piece also makes it a possible choice for use with an elementary level massed band. When faced with more than 100 beginners at a time one likes to do music that has a beat they can hang on to! Whether it’s for asmall one-school band or a giant massed group this one is sure to work for you.

At the end of the Sixties and the beginning of the Seventies slowly but surely a new exciting music style arose in pop music. Pop groups enlarged the musical spectrum by combining jazz harmonies with rock ’n’ roll rhythms. These experiments are now known as ‘fusion’. Fusion Factory combines elements of early fusion with modern fusion sounds. Listen to the excellent result!

Tiger Rock is designed to help introduce students to their first use of easy rock rhythms melodies and chords. It is filled with drive and energy and exciting percussion sounds.

A Celebration of Rhythm and Sound-This extraordinary celebration of rhythm and sound is infused with relentless energy from start to finish. For the band that can play at this level this is an experience you mustn't miss. James L. Hosay has crafted a mostremarkable composition that will take your band to vigorous new heights. (Grade 4)

In the energetic style of a Russian folk dance James Curnow's original Cossack Dance is a great addition to the important Grade 1 level literature. It could be used as a Young Band festival opener or as a lively statementfor your group's school performance. As with all of James Curnow's Young Band works there are all kinds of manageable concepts built-in for use in expanding the skills that will take your band to the next level of performance.(Grade 1-1/2)

James Curnow skillfully brings one of Tchaikovsky's most memorable symphonic themes to the concert band stage with this new arrangement. It's always a good idea to let your band members become familiar with great orchestrathemes. Whether used as a concert centerpiece or an exciting finale you'll want to have this mainstay of Romantic era music in your library. Dur: 4:45

Tielman Susato one of the most influential musicians of his time left behind an enormous body of Renaissance compositions. Students of music would do well to be familiar with Susato and the sounds of the Renaissance. JamesCurnow has carefully arranged two of Susato's dance melodies in such a way that the young band can bring them to the concert stage with the real character and spirit of the original works. Opportunities abound for a study of theRenaissance period in a cross-curricular setting. You'll find this excellent concert and contest publication to be right on target.

Descant in Bb (Clarinet Trumpet)- Flexible Praise has been designed with the sacred ensemble conductor in mind. Arranged by internationally known composers/arrangers these ten pieces will work well with every instrumental ensemble imaginable including quartets of mixed instruments praise bands full band or orchestra and brass band. Designed to be playable by an average grade 3 (strong middle school or average high school) player each arrangement includes optional descant (fifth part) keyboard (with chords included for guitar) percussion (mostly drum set) and electric bass parts. These parts enhance the overall sound of the arrangements but are not required for performance providing theconductor with unlimited ways to use the arrangements.

A new concept in beginning band literature! Your group can promote character education with a performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff . An important anti-bullying message is embedded in the easy and humorousnarration. A soundtrack-like format makes it a different experience for your players as well. The specific focus on character education may qualify its purchase for funding outside your music budget. Best of all Three BillyGoats Gruff is really fun! This is the first in a series of ethics-driven pieces for beginning band by Mike Hannickel and Amy Adam.

The foreboding and powerful character of this piece will captivate your beginning band. Like a soundtrack for the kinds of books that are so popular with young readers today Endeavor will inspire your musician'simaginations and raise the group to a higher level of performance. Includes an optional advanced percussion part for drummers who need more challenge.