Philip Sparke

Although Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) is best known for his collaboration with W. S. Gilbert on their famous operettas, he also wrote much instrumental, chamber and orchestral music, church anthems and...

Although Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) is best known for his collaboration with W. S. Gilbert on their famous operettas, he also wrote much instrumental, chamber and orchestral music, church anthems and...

Handel?s opera Scipio was written in 1725 and performed the following year in the King?s Theatre, London. Following Handel?s death his operas fell into obscurity until the 1960?s when they experienced...

The Pirates of Penzance is perhaps Gilbert and Sullivan?s most popular operetta, and tells the story of Frederic, who was apprenticed to a band of tender-hearted, orphaned pirates. A Sullivan Ballad u...

Snow Valley Sleigh Ride takes you on an imaginary night-time journey from a mountain top ski village into the dark surrounding forests. To the delightful sound of sleigh bells and trotting horses, the...

It is dark and raining. You are on holiday in the Scottish highlands and looking for somewhere to stay for the night when you come across a magnificent Gothic castle. Even though the place looks a bit...

It is dark and raining. You are on holiday in the Scottish highlands and looking for somewhere to stay for the night when you come across a magnificent Gothic castle. Even though the place looks a bit...

A Stroll in the Park è un brano che si inserisce nella tradizione della musica da passeggio (come la Promenade da Quadri di un'esposizione di Mussorgsky o Walking the Dog da Shall we Dance di Gershwin...

A Stroll in the Park is a piece in the tradition of ?walking? music (such as the Promenade from Mussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition or Gershwin?s Walking the Dog from Shall we Dance?). It strives t...

This short processional was designed to be played as a concert opener but can equally be used as a sort of extended fanfare at presentations, graduation ceremonies and similar occasions. Its title evo...

Im Jahr 2007 erhielt Philip Sparke die spannende Aufgabe, drei Stücke für eine Schule in England zu schreiben, an die er als Composer in residence eingeladen war. Almshouse Street Blues entstand auf s...

Im Jahr 2007 erhielt Philip Sparke die spannende Aufgabe, drei Stücke für eine Schule in England zu schreiben, an die er als Composer in residence eingeladen war. Almshouse Street Blues entstand auf s...

The River Wye is one longest rivers in the United Kingdom and forms a part of the border between England and Wales. The river takes its source from the Welsh mountains and curves gracefully through so...

The River Wye is one longest rivers in the United Kingdom and forms a part of the border between England and Wales. The river takes its source from the Welsh mountains and curves gracefully through so...

La melodia del cantico Lasst uns erfreuen è nota in tutte le comunità cristiane. Fu pubblicata per la prima volta nella raccolta Geistliche Kirchengesaeng stampata a Colonia nel 1623. La melodia è att...

A Christmas March was written to provide the young band something up-beat with which to open or close a Christmas or holiday concert. The main theme of the march is original, but many short references...

Morse Street, Houston, Texas, l'indirizzo della società che ha commissionato questo brano, evoca l'incredibile prodezza tecnica realizzata nel 1866: la posa del primo cavo telefonico sotto-marino attr...

Singapura è il nome malese dell'isola di Singapore. Il simbolo di questa città-stato è appunto il leone. The Lion City Festival è una marcia rapida strutturata nella forma ABA. La fanfara di apertura...

Marching Winds inizia con una fanfara brillante, seguita dall'esposizione del primo tema di carattere modale. Il secondo tema contrasta con il suo fraseggio legato. Quando raggiunge il culmine, il tem...

Questo arrangiamento per banda del celebre Canone del XVI secolo di Thomas Tallis che mette in musica il Salmo 67, God Grant we Grace, presenta quattro strofe estratte da questo cantico. La prima è pr...

L'Inghilterra è una nazione ricca di canti popolari. All'inizio del XX secolo, compositori quali Cecil Sharp e Vaughan Williams risvegliarono l'interesse verso questa preziosa eredità raccogliendo e i...

Acclaimed Canadian composer/arranger Robert Farnon penned this distinctive march theme for the 1970s BBC television drama Colditz telling the story of prisoners held at Colditz Castle, Germany, during...

A lively upbeat concert march from the pen of the ever-popular Philip Sparke. The Centurion follows the conventional British march format. It is not technically demanding, yet a successful performance...