Mike Curtis World Music

Works for Clarinet
    Solo:
The Klezmer Repertoire, Vols. 1 & 2
12 études pour l'été
(12 Summer Studies)
15 Jazz Style Etudes
Fantasias Mexicanas
   
Duos:
10 Klezmer Duos, Vol. 1 & 2 "Sephardic" (2 cl)
8 Original Jazz Duos
(2 cl)
Duo Suite on Mexican Themes
(2 cl or fl/cl)
Suite Nayarit
(2 cl)
5 Huapangos
(cl/b cl or 2 cl)
Klezmer Diptych
, clarinet solo with piano accompaniment
8 More Original Jazz Duos
(cl/bn or cl/b cl)
Santa Cruz Suite
(cl/cello or cl/b cl)
The Impish Imp
(2 cl)
Rebns Waltz
(2 cl)
Rebns Tanz & Freylacher Bulgar
(cl/b cl)
Sockhoppin'
(cl/b cl)
Woodwind Friends
, 25 intermediate duos for any two woodwinds   
   
Trios:
3 Klezmer Trios (3 cl)   
Children's Book Suite
(fl/cl/bn & opt. narrator)
Pied Piper of Hamelin
(fl/cl/bn, & narrator)
Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
(3 cl or fl/cl/bn)
Mozart Aria
: Ruhe sanft mein holdes Leben (fl/cl/bn)
Bizet Menuetto from Arlesienne
(fl/a. sax/cl) or (fl/EH/cl)
Mendelssohn Bergamask
(fl/ob/cl)                               
    
Quartets
"A Klezmer Wedding" (3cl/b cl or fl/ob/cl/bn) also quartet accomp. by string orchestra
Klezmer Triptych
(3 cl/b cl)
Bulgarian Bat Bite
(3 cl/b cl)
Tango La Invitación
(fl/ob/cl/bn & opt percussion)
Global Tour
(3 cl/b cl)
Polyglot
(3 cl/bcl)
Cuarteto Santa Cruz
(3 cl/b cl)
Mexican Fantasies
(3 cl/b cl or fl/ob/cl/bsn)
Library Pak: 10 Clarinet Quartets
     
Wind Quintets:
"A Klezmer Wedding"
4 Arias from Messiah by Handel
"Peter and the Wolf"
by Prokofiev arranged for wind quintet and narrator
Souvenir of Guanajuato
Choir
Global Tour
(choir or choir w/ wind band)
others on request
Composer and  Author


Mike's music is available from the following distributors:
Trevco Music   Forrests Music   Sheet Music Plus     Luyben Music   Van Cott Music

Works for Bassoon
    Solo:
Cuatro Cuentos for Solo Bassoon
"Variations for the Right Hand"
New Millennium Bassoon Method plus 26 Progressive Duos for Bassoon
   
Duos
8 More Original Jazz Duos (ob/bn or cl/bn)
7 Jazz & Ethnic Duos
(2 bn)
7 More Jazz & Ethnic Duos
(bn/contra bn)
Duo-Suite on Mexican Themes
(ob/bn)
"Sketches of China"
(ob/bn)
8 More Duos on Jazz Standards
(ob/bn)
Coconut Cake
(EH/bn)
5 Huapangos
(ob/bn)
Southland Suite
(ob/bn)
Klezmer Medley
(bn w/ pno accomp.)
Freylachs fun der Khupe
(EH/bn)
Rebns Tanz & Freylacher Bulgar
(ob/bn)
'Sockhoppin'
(fl/bn)   
Woodwind Friends 
25 intermediate duos for any two woodwinds
33 Bassoon Duos with playalong CD
 (comprised of 26 Progressive Duos + 7 Jazz & Ethnic Duos)    
   
Trios
3 Klezmer Trios (arr. for ob/EH/bn)
Trio-Suite on Mexican Themes
(ob/EH/bn)
"From Their Mountain Fastnesses"
(EH, bn, perc.)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(fl.cl.bn/narrator)
Children's Book Suite
(fl/cl/bn/narrator)
Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
(fl/cl/bn)
Mozart Aria: Ruhe sanft mein holdes Leben
(fl or ob/cl/bn or fl/EH/bn)
   
Quartets
"A Klezmer Wedding" (2 ob/EH/bn)
"A Klezmer Wedding"
(fl/ob/cl/bn)
"Tango La Invitación"
(fl/ob/cl/bn + opt. perc.)           
Mexican Fantasies
(fl/ob/cl/bsn)
    
Wind Quintets
"A Klezmer Wedding"
4 Arias from Messiah
by Handel
"Peter and the Wolf"
by Prokofiev arranged for wind quintet and narrator
Souvenir of Guanajuato

Works for Oboe
    Solo:
15 Jazz Style Etudes
   
Duos
10 Klezmer Duos (2 ob)
8 Original Jazz Duos
(2 ob)
8 More Original Jazz Duos
(ob/bn)
Duo-Suite on Mexican Themes
(ob/bn)
"Sketches of China"
(ob/cello or ob/bn)
8 Duos on Jazz Standards
(2 ob)
8 More Duos on Jazz Standards
(ob/bn)
5 Huapangos
(ob/bn)
Southland Suite
(ob/bn)   
"Coconut Cake"
(EH/bn)
Impish Imp
(2 ob)           
Freylachs fun der Khupe
(EH/bn)       
Rebns Tanz & Freylacher Bulgar
(ob/bn)
Woodwind Friends
25 intermediate duos for any two woodwinds   
   
Trios
3 Klezmer Trios (ob/EH/bn)
Trio-Suite on Mexican Themes
(ob/EH/bn)
"From Their Mountain Fastnesses
"(EH/bn/perc.)
Mendelssohn Bergamask Dance   
(fl/ob/cl)       
Bizet Menuetto from L'Arlesienne
(fl/EH/cl)
Mozart Aria: Ruhe sanft mein
holdes Leben
(fl/EH/bn)         
   
Quartets
"A Klezmer Wedding" (2 ob/EH/bn)
or (fl/ob/cl/bn)
"Tango La Invitación"
(fl/ob/cl/bn + opt. perc.)  
Mexican Fantasies
(fl/ob/cl/bsn)        
    
Wind Quintets
"A Klezmer Wedding"
4 Arias from Messiah
by Handel
"Peter and the Wolf"
by Prokofiev arranged for wind quintet and narrator
Souvenir of Guanajuato

Works for Sax
    Solo:
The Klezmer Repertoire, Vol. 1 & 2
15 Jazz Style Etudes
   
Duos
10 Klezmer Duos, Vol. 1 & 2 (Sephardic)
8 Original Jazz Duos
(2 sax)
8 Duos on Early American Jazz Classics
(2 sax)
Impish Imp
(2 sax)           
Freylachs fun der Khupe
(hi sax/lo sax)       
Rebns Tanz & Freylacher Bulgar
(hi sax/lo sax)  
Woodwind Friends
25 intermediate duos for any two woodwinds   
   
Trios      
Bizet Menuetto from L'Arlesienne
(fl/a. sax/cl)
   
Quartets
"A Klezmer Wedding" (SATB)
Klezmer Triptych
(SATB)
Tribute to Dexter
(SATB)
Quartet-Suite on Mexican Themes
(SATB)
Tango La Invitación
(SATB)
Global Tour
(Funky-Jazz Waltz-Klezmer-Tango) (SATB)
Renaissance Suite
(AATB)
Tambourine Dance
(SATB)
Miserlou
(SATB)
Bulgarian Suite
(SATB)
Runnin' the Bulgars
(SATB)
Cuarteto Santa Cruz
(AATB)   
Sarabande and Grooves
(AATB)
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Works for Orchestra
Tango La Invitacíon for Full Orchestra            
     6 min., medium difficulty
Sketches of China
for Soloist and String Orchestra
    
5 movements, 11 min., medium easy
"A Klezmer Wedding"
for Quartet and String Orchestra
    
7 min., medium
Caravans
for Full Orchestra
    
8 min., medium easy
Souvenir of Guanajuato
for Full Orchestra or String Orchestra
    
6 movements, 14 min., medium