Welcome to your one-stop location for those hard-to-find publications by James Curnow! Many of his early pieces are no longer in print, and there is a wealth of great music waiting for your discovery. We are offering those pieces for purchase in the form of downloadable PDFs. Each product that is available will have:

  •            Downloadable PDFs available for purchase
  •           Sample pages to view
  •           Audio/Video samples as available

Additionally, we are providing links to many of Mr. Curnow’s pieces that are currently available through other vendors. Feel free to contact us if you are looking for a publication that is not listed on this website. We will be glad to help you!

Check back frequently, as we will be adding many new pieces!

About James Curnow

American composer James Curnow received a Bachelor of Music degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Music from Michigan State University. He has taught all areas and levels of instrumental music, and has received numerous awards for teaching and composition, including the Outstanding Educator of America, the Citation of Excellence from the National Bandmasters Association, the North American Brass Band President’s Award, the Volkwein Composition Award (twice), the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award (twice), the International Competition for Original Compositions for Band, and the Coup de Vents Composition Competition of Le Havre, France. He was named Composer of the Year by the Kentucky Music Teachers Association and the National Music Teachers Association. Most recently he received the Arts Achievement Award from Wayne State University. He has received annual ASCAP standard awards since 1979.

Curnow has been commissioned to write over 400 works for concert band, brass band, orchestra, choir, and various vocal and instrumental ensembles. His total published works now number well over 800. As a conductor, composer, and clinician he has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe, where his music has received wide acclaim.

Curnow currently resides in North Carolina with his wife Margaret, and is a full time composer of commissions worldwide. He publishes with Hal Leonard LLC/Curnow Music Press, Inc. He serves as Composer-in-Residence Emeritus for Asbury University (Wilmore, KY) and is editor of all music publications for The Salvation Army in Atlanta, Georgia.

Curnow was most recently honored with a listing in the Grove Dictionary of American Musicians.

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