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Elegy & Scherzo è stato scritto su richiesta del violoncellista Yuki Ito per commemorare il 150° anniversario della nascita del compositore russo Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) nel 2023. Il composit...

The French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a member of the 'Groupe des Six'. This group of six composers gathering Honegger, Poulence, Auric, Durey, Tailleferre and Milhaud, imitated Erik Sati...

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This is the 1st Movement of The Venetian Collection and was inspired by a painting of the surrealistic Belgian painter René Magritte [1898 - 1967]. Voice of Space was commissioned by l'Orchestre d'Har...

The 2nd movement of The Venetian Collection refers to a painting by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, and was commissioned by the Banda Civica di Soncino [Italy]. One of the main towers of the an...

Inspired by a painting by German artist Paul Klee [1879 - 1940], this work forms the third movement of The Venetian Collection. Completely different than the other parts of the cycle, this movement il...

Empire of Light is also based on a work by René Magritte. He was a versatile and productive artist producing over 1100 paintings and 700 gouaches. Johan de Meij used the painting Empire of Light as hi...

Time Remembered è un brano del millennio sotto due aspetti: è stato scritto al volgere del millennio ed esprime che il futuro può essere costruito solo sul passato. Questa composizione calma e sublime...

Suite from Hymn of the Highlands disegna tre immagini musicali espressive delle Highlands scozzesi. Il primo movimento, Ardross Castle, prevede passaggi solistici per clarinetto e fagotto e presenta u...

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of ma...

Ralph Vaughan Williams contribuì al rinnovamento della musica tradizionale inglese. In occasione dei suoi numerosi viaggi attraverso il paese, ed in modo particolare visitando le campagne della region...

Senza alcuna pretesa di autenticità stilistica, questo piccolo pezzo vuole catturare lo spirito contagioso dei leggendari mariachi. Il termine mariachi descrive non solo la strumentazione (con chitarr...

Questa ouverture rende omaggio alla grandezza e all'energia delle più grandi ed importanti città del mondo. Philip Sparke dipinge le diversità delle città e dei loro abitanti attraverso atmosfere che...

Questo brano festivo è stato composto da Philip Sparke per il 20o anniversario di fondazione della Nottingham Concert Band. Il pezzo apre con un motivo simile a un inno. Cambiamenti di umore, dal fest...

Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains was commissioned by the Northern California Band Directors' Association to honour their 50th Anniversary in 2012. The first performance was given by the Associati...

The Song of the Bell was commissioned by Stadtmusikkapelle Wilten, from Innsbruck, Austria, and premiered by them on 21st April 2012, conducted by Peter Kostner. The piece is based on Friedrich Schill...

Diamond Concerto was commissioned by Musikverein Mörschied from Germany - Dr. Eric Grandjean, conductor - for a special concert featuring Steven Mead as guest soloist. Together they gave the world pre...

Looking Up, Moving On was commissioned by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and was part of a tour programme they gave in May 2012, a tour which included many areas that had been devastated by the 2011 e...

Philip Sparke si riallaccia con Of Myths and Monsters alla sua opera Music of the Spheres. Idra, Cassiopea, come anche Orione e Pegaso sono le costellazioni e i loro relativi miti grechi, ripresi nei...

Gli Shaker furono una setta che nel XVIII secolo emigrò negli Stati Uniti dall'Inghilterra. Shaker Heights Fantasy è un brano commissionato a Philip Sparke per il centesimo anniversario dalla fondazio...

Fanfare for Tokyo was commissioned by the Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013. It was premiered at their special anniversary concert in October that year, conducted...

Prelude to a Pageant was commissioned by Woodley Concert Band to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2014. Celebratory in nature, Prelude to a Pageant includes a famous musical link to The Reading Rot...

This work was commissioned by Dr. Robert Oertli from Möhlin, Switzerland, and is based on an earlier composition called Spirit of the Sequoia. The piece is inspired by how the human spirit can gain fr...

Wind in the Reeds was commissioned by Deena Draycott in memory of John Watson, an army bandsman, teacher and bassoonist. Wind in the Reeds is both a tribute and lasting memorial to John. The piece is...