Philip Sparke

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...

Philip Sparke’s Skilful Solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first book in th...

Part of the ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG Series, Philip Sparkes 15 INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL SOLOS is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparkes 15 E...

Following on from Starter Studies, this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument, Skilful Studies introduces th...

Super Studies brings this series to a close with 26 more advanced studies which introduce such things as double and triple tonguing, lip flexibility, breath control and finger strength. By the time yo...

Elgar's five Pomp and Circumstance Marches were written between 1901 and 1930 with number 1 undoubtedly being the most popular of the five. King Edward VII told Elgar that the tune would 'go round the...

Handel?s opera Scipio was written in 1725 and performed the following year in the King?s Theatre, London. Following Handel?s death his operas fell into obscurity until the 1960?s when they experienced...

1956 entwarf Sir Kenneth MacMillan ein einaktiges Ballett für das Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in London. Die Musik dafür wählte er aus den beiden erfolgreichen Reihen English Dances von Sir Malcolm...

Sounds Classical' is a collection of graded solos selected specifically for the developing flute player. Designed to correlate with grades 1-4 of the exam syllabus of the Associated Board of the roya...

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual...

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparke's 15 Intermediate Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparke's 15...

Philip Sparke’s Skilful Solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first book in th...

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparke’s 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual...

Part of the ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG Series, Philip Sparkes 15 INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL SOLOS is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparkes 15 E...

Part of the ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG Series, Philip Sparkes 15 INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL SOLOS is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play about an octave and a half and follows on from Sparkes 15 E...

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual...

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual...

In The Pioneers Philip Sparke salutes the bicentenary of an expedition by two all time American heroes - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were commissioned by US President Thomas Jefferson to...

Jubiloso' schrieb Philip Sparke im selben 'Broadway-Stil' wie zuvor schon 'The Bandwagon', mit stark synkopierten Melodien und einem konventionellen Trioteil, aber auch mit plötzlich auftretenden unre...

Moving Heaven and Earth consists of a theme and 4 variations; although the theme is original it contains a phrase heavily influenced by a 14-bar passage from the Libera Me in Fauré's Requiem. It is a...

A Little Klezmer Suite' was commissioned by Rushton Park High School to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their band programme. They gave the premiere in a virtual online concert in October 2020. Klez...

Tokyo Nocturne was commissioned by the Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. The premiere took place under the direction of Maestro Keita Matsui on 5 November of the...

Tokyo Nocturne was commissioned by the Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. The premiere took place under the direction of Maestro Keita Matsui on 5 November of the...

The continuing popularity of Eric Whitacre's dramatic and evocative music is evident in concert programming everywhere, with his symphonic, choral and operatic works. 'October' is arguably his most no...

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, s...