Philip Sparke
Erin's Isle
Euphonium Solo
Philip Sparke
Erin's Isle
Euphonium Solo
- Instrumentation Brass Band (Solo/Feature: Euphonium)
- Composer Philip Sparke
- Series Elite Series
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score
- Publisher Anglo Music
- Order no. DH-AMP534-130
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Description:
Erin's Isle was commissioned by euphonium player Micah Parsons and premiered by him in June 2024. The idea was to write a slow melody with an Irish flavour and the title is a romantic, 19th century name often used to refer to the island of Ireland itself. The work opens with fluttering, muted cornets, under which a tentative theme appears. This leads to an accompanied cadenza for the soloist, out of which the main theme emerges. This is a long and expansive melody, which winds through several related phrases with a folk-like flavour. A change of key heralds snatches of the theme by the band with interjections from the soloist, leading to a second cadenza. Eventually the band takes up the main theme again, over which the euphonium weaves an elaborate counter melody. The fluttering cornets return to allow the soloist to close the work with a brief and flowery coda.
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Hal Leonard
Businesspark friesland west 51
8574 SL
Heerenveen
Niederlande
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