Un brano in due movimenti, ideale per evidenziare le qualità tecniche e liriche del trombettista. Un week-end a New York; la città di sabato pomeriggio, frenetica, ma affascinante. La sera ad ascoltar...
Questo concerto è un adattamento del Clarinet Concerto, sempre di Philip Sparke, ed è stato scritto dal compositore per il virtuoso solista Steven Mead. Il movimento di apertura contiene molte sincopi...
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...
Mit Capricorno - eine Caprice für das Horn (Corno) - wollte der Komponist, der rein zufällig auch im Sternzeichen Steinbock (Capricorno) geboren ist, dem Solisten Gelegenheit geben, jeden Aspekt der m...
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...
Mit einer expressiven Ballade, gefolgt von einem lebhaften Vivace, nutzt dieses an die Tradition der italienischen Commedia dell'arte angelehnte Solostück sowohl die lyrischen als auch technischen Mög...
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...
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...
The bassoon solo, Wind in the Reeds, was commissioned by Deena Draycott in memory of John Watson, an army bandsman, teacher and bassoonist; it is both a tribute and lasting memorial to John. The piece...
After a short introduction, the soloist introduces a rather nostalgic melody before the piano takes centre stage with a slightly faster interlude, reaching a dramatic climax. Eventually, the piano res...
With an expressive ballad followed by a lively vivace, this solo piece, based on the tradition of the Italian Commedia dell'arte, makes full use of both the lyrical and technical possibilities of the...
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...
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...
Tokyo Triptych è un brano commissionato al Quartetto di Tromboni Zipang, un ensemble professionistico costituito da eccellenti musicisti di Tokyo. Ogni brano di questo trittico prende il nome da un qu...
Reflections, è dopo Tokyo Tryptich il secondo brano commissionato a Philip Sparke dal Quartetto di Tromboni Zipang. Impressionato dalle qualità del quartetto, Sparke ha composto un brano che lo valori...
Il movimento di apertura di questo concerto per clarinetto contiene molte sincopi. Lo stile è molto vicino al rag. Il secondo movimento, molto lento, esplora il registro chalumeau del clarinetto. Nel...
In questo lavoro per oboe solista e pianoforte, Philip Sparke crea un pezzo che è allo stesso tempo allegro e luminoso nella sua armonia e nei colori, e che nell'orchestrazione contiene molti semplici...
Dieses Konzert weist eine traditionelle dreisätzige Form auf. Es stellt eine Art Monolog des Solisten dar, der in einer ernsten Stimmung beginnt, um dann im Verlauf des Konzertes immer optimistischere...
Capriccio for Trombone wurde von Brett Baker, dem Solo-Posaunisten der berühmten britischen Black Dyke Band in Auftrag gegeben. Es ist ein Tribut an den kürzlich verstorbenen Mike Moor, ein enger Freu...
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....
Einer der Solosätze der siebensätzigen Suite Hymn of the Highlands in einer Ausgabe für Trompete oder Cornet solo und Klavier. Der Satz ist nach Lairg Muir benannt, einem von Heideland umgebenen schot...
In diesem Solo für Trompete/Cornet und Klavier weicht eine anfängliche Atmosphäre eines grüblerischen modalen Blues, der einen fast improvisatorischen Stil aufweist, vorübergehend einem optimistischer...
When writing his tuba concerto, Philip Sparke wanted to create a work which explored the many aspects of the instrument's technical and vocal qualities but without resorting to caricature. The result...
The seven-movement suite for brass band Hymn of the Highlands was commissioned by David King and the Yorkshire Building Society Band for first performance at the 2002 European Brass Band Championships...