Marce da Concerto per Banda

L'influenza di Claude T. Smith è fortemente presente in questo brano, un'aggiunta perfetta al programma di qualsiasi festival o concerto. Con una partitura sicura per la maggior parte delle bande, que...

In stile Mannheim Steamroller, Overture to Joy darà una sferzata di energia a qualsiasi concerto bandistico! In tempo 7/8, questa versione dell'infame "Inno alla gioia" di Beethoven, insieme ad altri...

Discover the enchanting "Bennett's Ridge Overture" - a stirring composition tailored for young bands. Bursting with vibrant melodies and pulsating rhythms, it immerses listeners in the spirit of youth...

Cloud Factory is an industrial piece, inspired by a huge steel plant in Holland. Following an opening section that recalls the sounds of the nearby North Sea, we hear the factory locomotives, the mach...

The Continental Overture was commissioned by the California Band Directors Association [CBDA] and was premiered on February 23rd 1997 at the 40th annual CBDA Conference in Bakersfield [CA] by the Cali...

Chicago, America's third largest city, is characterised by its modernskyline with dazzling architecture, fabulous restaurants and swingingjazz clubs. It is also, however, famous for its bitterly cold...

Big Sky Overture parla della storia iniziale del West americano. La musica racconta l'eccitazione dei viaggi dei pionieri e la bellezza degli ampi spazi aperti e dei selvaggi paesaggi montani che cara...

Questa breve e vivace ouverture è un fantastico pezzo di apertura per qualsiasi concerto. Inizia con il tema principale, simile a una fanfara, suonato dai clarinetti e dai sassofoni, che viene ripreso...

Exultation è un breve brano di apertura che offre diversità ritmiche e stilistiche e che nella sua forma ricorda un palindromo. Dopo una fanfara in stile latino-americano, appare il tema principale es...

Golden Winds was commissioned by Jugendblasorchester Schramberg, Germany, to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2012. They gave the premiere, conducted by Andreas Hirt, at their Christmas concert tha...

Second to None is a perfectly suitable title for this work, though it actually refers to 'Nulli Secundus', the motto of the British Corps of Army Music, who gave the commission to Philip Sparke. The...

The Way to Heaven was commissioned by the Royal Air Force Music Services. 2015 was the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which took place between July and October 1940, when the courageous fi...

Spirit of Andalusia was commissioned by The Glasgow Wind Band. The brief was to create a fascinating 5-minute opener, however, during the compositional process, the piece started to take the form of a...

A Bluegrass Overture was commissioned by Gabriel Wooley and funded by a grant from Leslie and Cathy Anderson for the Central Kentucky Concert Band to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2016. This ene...

Highdays and Holidays was commissioned by the South Berks Concert Band to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2016. The band rehearses in the village of Mortimer, which has a long and fascinating histor...

Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' was commissioned by the AD Concert Band, from Solihull in the UK, to celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2016. The title, Ad Excel, is a play on words: it is Latin for 'to...

Mercury Rising was commissioned by sinfonisches blasorchester wehdel and its conductor Thomas Ratzek, to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2018. They premiered this piece in their half-century conce...

Mercury Rising was commissioned by sinfonisches blasorchester wehdel and its conductor Thomas Ratzek, to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2018. They premiered this piece in their half-century conce...

Bacchanalia was commissioned by the Yokohama Bacchus Brass Orchestra to celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2019. The band wanted the title of this short opener to reflect the reference to Bacchus in...

A Centennial Journey wurde von dem norwegischen Ensemble 'Stavanger Musikkorps av 1919' anlässlich seines 100-jährigen Bestehens im Jahr 2019 in Auftrag gegeben. Die Uraufführung fand am 28. September...

Add a touch of flamenco to your concert programmes with this sparkling taste of southern Spain. It features melodies in every part and important roles for the percussion section. - 5-part flexible ins...

Fanfare for an Occasion was written to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Anglo Music Press, the publishing company dedicated to the works of British composer, Philip Sparke. It is a br...