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James Barnes

Born
09.09.1949 in Hobart

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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 repertoire knowledge at the University of Kansas. He was also one of the musical directors of the numerous wind orchestras of the university. James Barnes is now retired.

He was a tuba player and performed with some of the most famous orchestras in the United States. His numerous compositions are widely used and frequently performed in the US, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. The famous Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra has recorded 3 CDs with works by James Barnes. He also received composition assignments from the five largest military wind bands in the US. Barnes was awarded the coveted American Band Masters Association Ostwald Award for Outstanding Contemporary Wind Orchestra Music twice, as well as numerous other significant prizes.

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Concerto for Flute and Piano

Concerto for Flute and Piano

Eighth Symphony op. 148

Eighth Symphony op. 148

Dance Variants

Dance Variants

Threnody

Threnody

Bayerisches Osterfest

Bayerisches Osterfest

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Bayerisches Osterfest - Bavarian Easter Festival

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op. 142
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Threnody

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Klagelied
op. 145

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Goldene Kameraden - op. 102/7

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Marsch - March - Marche - Marcia
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Alpine Holiday

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for Wind Orchestra op. 140
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Dance Variants

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for Symphonic Winds
op. 146

“Dance Variants” op. 146 was a commission...

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Bayerisches Osterfest (James Barnes)

"Bayerisches Osterfest" von James Barnes, gespielt von der BläserPhilharmonie Ostwestfalen-Lippe unter der Leitung von Thiemo Kraas.
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Eighth Symphony - Sinfonie für Wangen op. 148 (James Barnes)

James Barnes reiste im März 2015 nach Wangen, um seine Achte Sinfonie, op. 148, die „Sinfonie für Wangen“ mit der Stadtkapelle...
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James Barnes über seine Siebte Sinfonie (Symponic Requiem)

Composer James Barnes discusses the Symphonic Requiem (Symphony No. 7) he composed for the United States Army Band for the 150th Anniversary of the...
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Seventh Symphony - Symphonic Requiem (James Barnes)

Die Seventh Symphony (Siebte Sinfonie) - Symphonic Requiem von James Barnes, in einer Aufnahme der United States Army Band.
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A Prayer for Higashi Nihon

Commissioned in 2011 by the Zushi High School in Kanagawa, Japan for their 90th year establishment commemoration.

"It is very different in...

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