Philip Sparke: spartiti medio

L'artista e poeta olandese Adriaen (Adrianus) Valerius (ca. 1575-1625) deve la sua notorietà ad una raccolta di 79 canti poetici per voce, liuto o chitarra raccolti in un'opera postuma pubblicata nel...

Suonata sin dal Medioevo da musicisti ebrei itineranti, la musica klezmer è una musica gioiosa che trova le sue origini nei shetl (villaggi) e nei ghetti dell'Europa dell'est. A Klezmer Karnival racco...

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...

Carol of the Shepherds is based on the hymn tune 'Quem Pastores Laudavere' which dates back to the 14th century and is widely known throughout the Christian world. Although the melody has been set to...

Carol of the Shepherds is based on the hymn tune 'Quem Pastores Laudavere' which dates back to the 14th century and is widely known throughout the Christian world. Although the melody has been set to...

This enchanting melody is from the fourth movement of Bach's Cantata 140 which was composed in 1731 using the parable of the wise and foolish virgins as the text. The work is beautiful in its simplici...

This enchanting melody is from the fourth movement of Bach's Cantata 140 which was composed in 1731 using the parable of the wise and foolish virgins as the text. The work is beautiful in its simplici...

Sparkling and majestic brass playing introduce this wonderful arrangement of the classic carol! Each of the four verses are treated differently, creating beautiful textures and a multi-faceted setting...

Sparkling and majestic brass playing introduce this wonderful arrangement of the classic carol! Each of the four verses are treated differently, creating beautiful textures and a multi-faceted setting...

The English king, Henry VIII (1491-1547), is mainly remembered for disposing of his wives on a regular basis and breaking with the Catholic Church when the Pope Clement VII refused to grant him a divo...

The English king, Henry VIII (1491-1547), is mainly remembered for disposing of his wives on a regular basis and breaking with the Catholic Church when the Pope Clement VII refused to grant him a divo...

Bach's appointment as the Cantor at Leipzig's Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is taken from his Cantata No. 147 and is...

Bach's appointment as the Cantor at Leipzig's Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is taken from his Cantata No. 147 and is...

Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) set William Blake's Preface to Milton to music for a rally of the 'Fight for the Right' movement in the Queen's Hall, London, in 1916. It became more generally known as 'J...

Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) set William Blake's Preface to Milton to music for a rally of the 'Fight for the Right' movement in the Queen's Hall, London, in 1916. It became more generally known as 'J...

This set of variations on the well-known hymn tune Holy, holy, holy! will make a most satisfying addition to the solo repertoire for euphonuim and brass band. It is in the traditional air varié form w...

This set of variations on the well-known hymn tune Holy, holy, holy! will make a most satisfying addition to the solo repertoire for euphonuim and brass band. It is in the traditional air varié form w...

Suonata a partire dal Medioevo da giovani musicisti ebrei (klezmorim), la musica klezmer è una musica gioiosa che ha origine nei villaggi ('shtetl') e nei ghetti dell'Europa dell'est. A Klezmer Karniv...

Suonata a partire dal Medioevo da giovani musicisti ebrei (klezmorim), la musica klezmer è una musica gioiosa che ha origine nei villaggi ('shtetl') e nei ghetti dell'Europa dell'est. A Klezmer Karniv...

Il 30 aprile 1803 fu firmato il trattato di cessione della Louisiana tra la Francia e gli Stati Uniti. L'acquisizione di queste terre permise agli Stati Uniti di raddoppiare la superficie del proprio...

Il 30 aprile 1803 fu firmato il trattato di cessione della Louisiana tra la Francia e gli Stati Uniti. L'acquisizione di queste terre permise agli Stati Uniti di raddoppiare la superficie del proprio...

Band director and radio presenter Yutaka Nishida hails from Tokyo and has long been a friend of composer Philip Sparke. As well as conducting bands and teaching, he also presents a weekly two-hour mus...