Philip Sparke: spartiti difficile

Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks which symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features H...

Moon Song, Sun Dance was scored originally for flugel horn and brass band; the transcription for piano accompaniment has been written by the composer. The work is in two contrasting movements, which c...

Omaggio was commissioned by Steven Mead in celebration of his 60th birthday and in memory of his father, Rex. He gave the premiere of the brass band version in Rome in March 2022, accompanied by the I...

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...

This series aims to present the significant concert band works of Philip Sparke in a format that enables any player to study their music whether or not they get the chance to play these pieces with th...

Resurgence è stato commissionato dal Nishiusuki Kyoiku Shinko Rengokai per celebrare il suo 10° anniversario nel 2023. I committenti sono un'organizzazione no-profit per la promozione dell'istruzione...

Resurgence è stato commissionato da Nishiusuki Kyoiku Shinko Rengokai per celebrare il suo 10° anniversario nel 2023. I committenti sono un'organizzazione no-profit per la promozione dell'istruzione i...

Tokyo Nocturne è stato commissionato dalla Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra per celebrare il suo 60° anniversario nel 2023. La prima ha avuto luogo sotto la direzione del Maestro Keita Matsui il 5 novemb...

Tokyo Nocturne è stato commissionato dalla Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra per celebrare il suo 60° anniversario nel 2023. La prima ha avuto luogo sotto la direzione del Maestro Keita Matsui il 5 novemb...

This series aims to present the significant concert band works of Philip Sparke in a format that enables any player to study their music whether or not they get the chance to play these pieces with th...

This series aims to present the significant concert band works of Philip Sparke in a format that enables any player to study their music whether or not they get the chance to play these pieces with th...

Aria was commissioned by and written for the remarkable tenor horn player, Sheona White. Philip Sparke had produced a CD recording with Sheona as soloist and had her wonderful sound in his ears while...

Questa composizione riunisce una successione d'impressioni vissute durante un week-end nella 'Grande mela'. Il brano inizia con una descrizione del paesaggio urbano. La trama continua su un'aria di bl...

Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks which symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features H...

Summer Isles' is one of the solo movements from the 7-movement suite 'Hymn of the Highlands'. This is a dreamy euphonium solo that was named after a group of islands north-west of Scotland and is now...

Tango for Joe erkundet die lyrischen Eigenschaften der Posaune. Eine lange Einleitung führt zum ersten Einsatz des Solisten, der die Hauptmelodie des Tangos über einer rhythmischen Begleitung spielt....

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...

Sunday in the Park was written for tenor horn virtuoso Sheona White, and commissioned by her partner, Matt Wade, as a Christmas present. Composer Philip Sparke had known and admired Sheona's playing f...

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...

Perihelion was commissioned by the Cory Band as their own-choice piece for the 2013 European Brass Band Championships, held in Oslo, Norway. Winning the set piece section of the contest and coming sec...