Spartiti per orchestra di ottoni

Sandstone Centennial was commissioned by the Frodsham Silver Band from north-west England, to celebrate their centenary. The title refers to the fact that Frodsham is situated at one end of The Sandst...

The Saga of Haakon the Good reflektiert das Leben von König Haakon I von Norwegen (um 920-961). Jeder der vier Sätze dieses Werkes hat etwas Besonderes zu bieten - von ausdrucksvollen Lento-Passagen b...

The Saga of Haakon the Good reflektiert das Leben von König Haakon I von Norwegen (um 920-961). Jeder der vier Sätze dieses Werkes hat etwas Besonderes zu bieten - von ausdrucksvollen Lento-Passagen b...

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...

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...

The tune Old Hundredth is one of the best-known melodies in all Christian musical traditions and first appeared in the 1551 psalter 'Pseaumes Octante Trois de David', where it is used as a setting for...

The tune Old Hundredth is one of the best-known melodies in all Christian musical traditions and first appeared in the 1551 psalter 'Pseaumes Octante Trois de David', where it is used as a setting for...

A Festive Tribute is an arrangement of a splendid chorus which Bach first used in the secular Cantata 207 of 1726, but is perhaps better known in its later version, which appears in Cantata 207a, the...

A Festive Tribute is an arrangement of a splendid chorus which Bach first used in the secular Cantata 207 of 1726, but is perhaps better known in its later version, which appears in Cantata 207a, the...

Designed to open a Christmas concert, A Christmas Herald starts with a fanfare that introduces a lyrical theme, which eventually turns out to be a descant to Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, which is sub...

Jubiloso was commissioned by Utsunomiya Brass Society, a talented and versatile group of brass players whom Philip Sparke has conducted on many occasions. When they asked him to compose a 'signature'...

Jubiloso was commissioned by Utsunomiya Brass Society, a talented and versatile group of brass players whom Philip Sparke has conducted on many occasions. When they asked him to compose a 'signature'...

Three Klezmer Miniatures is Philip Sparke's third work based on traditional Jewish klezmer melodies, after Shalom! and A Klezmer Karnival. Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the g...

Three Klezmer Miniatures is Philip Sparke's third work based on traditional Jewish klezmer melodies, after Shalom! and A Klezmer Karnival. Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the g...

It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members' parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token...

It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members' parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token...

Its title, Hail the Dragon!, references a work Philip Sparke wrote in 1984, The Year of the Dragon. The piece opens with a lively and energetic fanfare. The mood becomes more subdued in the centre sec...

Its title, Hail the Dragon!, references a work Philip Sparke wrote in 1984, The Year of the Dragon. The piece opens with a lively and energetic fanfare. The mood becomes more subdued in the centre sec...

In 2006, a long-time dream of Philip Sparke finally became reality: to compose a set of variations on the famous chorale from Saint-Saëns' renowned Organ Symphony. In 2009 the composer reworked the pi...

In 2006, a long-time dream of Philip Sparke finally became reality: to compose a set of variations on the famous chorale from Saint-Saëns' renowned Organ Symphony. In 2009 the composer reworked the pi...

Quelle est cette odeur agréable, Bergers qui ravit tous nos sens ?' è un canto natalizio tradizionale francese datato del XVII secolo. Il testo evoca la nascita di Gesù. Nel 1728, John Gay lo integra...

Quelle est cette odeur agréable, Bergers qui ravit tous nos sens ?' è un canto natalizio tradizionale francese datato del XVII secolo. Il testo evoca la nascita di Gesù. Nel 1728, John Gay lo integra...

In this solo work - a commission for an 18th birthday present - the opening mood of a brooding modal blues gives way momentarily to a more optimistic central section. Following an emotional climax and...

In this solo work - a commission for an 18th birthday present - the opening mood of a brooding modal blues gives way momentarily to a more optimistic central section. Following an emotional climax and...

Capriccio for Trombone was commissioned by Brett Baker, trombone soloist and member of the famous Black Dyke Band. It is a tribute to the late Mike Moor, close friend and colleague of both Brett and t...