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£271.99Tuba Concerto - Philip Sparke
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 is a concerto in two joined movements, which can both be programmed individually, that contains both many lyrical lines together with stunning virtuosic passages. An outstanding concerto that tuba players and brass band audiences alike will enjoy and applaud.
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£87.99Clarinet Calypso - Philip Sparke
Music from the Caribbean is instantly recognisable. It somehow conveys sunshine and lazy summers and is full of the 'feel-good' factor. It is this infectious happiness that composer Philip Sparke has tried to capture in Clarinet Calypso.
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£267.99Between the Two Rivers - Philip Sparke
Between the Two Rivers was commissioned by Fanfare 'Prins Hendrik', from Aalst in the Netherlands. The title derives from the fact that the town of Aalst lies between two tributaries of the River Dommel. The community is a highly religious one, so the famous Luther chorale, Ein' Feste Burg, was an obvious choice for Philip Sparke to use as the theme for this new work. It takes the form of a theme with four contrasting variations. Variation 1 is a moto perpetuo, variation 2 has a slower march like feel, variation 3 is a sinister slow movement and the final variation is in the form of a lyrical fugue. Between The Two Rivers is sure to become a major work in modern concert bandrepertoire.
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£141.99The Camelot Chronicles - Philip Sparke
The Camelot Chronicles is a series of contrasting musical tableaux,each describing the famous characters from the Arthurian legend. Noone knows exactly where Camelot was situated (favourite choices areTintagel and Glastonbury) but the story has passed into legend and isthe subject of many poems and novels, each of which have cloudedthe truth and added to the mystery. Let Philip Sparke?s music inspireyour band with this magical tale.
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£91.99The Sun Will Rise Again - Philip Sparke
The composer writes:"On March 11th 2011 a massive 9.0- magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of north-eastern Japan.I'm writing these programme notes barely a week later and the death toll caused by the quake and resulting tsunami already exceeds 6000, with thousands of people still unaccounted for. I have many friends associated with many bands throughout Japan and one of these, Yutaka Nishida, suggested I write a piece to raise money to help those affected by the disaster. I was immediately attracted by the idea and have arranged Cantilena (a brass band piece recently commissioned by the Grenland International Brass Festival, Norway) for wind band, giving it a new title tohonour my friends in the Land of the Rising Sun.I will be donating royalties from this piece to the Japanese Red Cross Society Emergency Relief Fund and am delighted to say that my distributors, De Haske, who will generously also donate all net profits from sales of this piece, have pledged a substantial advance payment to the Red Cross so that what little help this project generates can be immediate.It is my sincere wish that this 'Band Aid' project will allow wind bands around the world support the people of Japan, where bands are a way of life for many, in this difficult time".Philip Sparke
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£106.99A Klezmer Karnival - Philip Sparke
Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as 'klezmorim', had performed at celebrations, particularly weddings, since the early Middle Ages. Since the 16th century, lyrics had been added to klezmer music, due to the 'badkhn' (the master of ceremony at weddings), to the 'Purimshpil' (the play of Esther at Purim) and to traditions of the Yiddish theatre, but the term gradually became synonymous with instrumental music, particularly featuring the Violin and Clarinet. In recent years it has again become very popular and in A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke has used threecontrasting traditional tunes to form a suite that will bring a true karnival atmosphere to any concert.
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£13.95ATLANTIC ODYSSEY (The Music of Philip Sparke) (Wind Band CD)
Concert Band of the German Armed Forces conducted by Walter Ratzek. Includes: Birthday Fanfare; Blazon; Overture for a Great City; Flowerdale; Exultation; Centennial Salute; A Winter's Tale; Second City Ceremony; Concertino Classico; Hail the Dragon!; Atlantic Odyssey
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£13.95BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS (Philip Sparke) (Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie)
Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie conducted by Walter Ratzek. Include: The Bandwagon; spirit of the Sequoia; Manhattan (from Trumpet & Concert Band) (soloist: Woodrow R. englisH0; Mandalen Landscapes; Flying the Breeze; Festival Fanfare (from Five Festive Fanfares); Variants on an English Hymn tune (A Fantasy on Nicaea for Euphonium & Concert Band) (soloist: Roland Stuppin); Postcard from Singapore; Marchissimo: Between the Two Rivers
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£13.95EARTH, WATER, SUN WIND (Philip Sparke) (The Johan Willem Friso Military Band)
The Johan Willem Friso Military Band conducted by Alex Schillings. Includes: Victory Fanfare (from Five Festive Fanfares); To a New Dawn; Time Remembered; Navigation Inn; Hanover Festival; Overture for Woodwinds; Earth, Wind, Sun Wind (Symphony No.1)
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£13.95MASQUERADE (Philip Sparke) (The Johan Willem Friso Military Band/Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig) (CD)
The Johan Willem Friso Military Band conducted by Tijmen Botma and Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig conducted by Jan Cober. Includes: A Huntingdon Celebration; Kaleidoscope; Strathcarron; Masquerade; Pastime with Good Company; Out of the Darkness, Into the Light; Clarinet Concerto (soloist: Linda Merrick)
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