Philip Sparke
A Swiss Festival Overture
(Prestige Series)
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Philip Sparke
A Swiss Festival Overture
(Prestige Series)
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Philip Sparke
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Studio Music Publishing
- Order no. M050013518
Description:
This light overture was written for a contest for both wind and brass bands held in Langenthal and funded by the Berne Music Association. It opens slowly and majestically and, after a climax, includes a section in free time for the trumpets and a cadenza for the euphonium. A lively, toe-tapping allegro follows with a central legato melody and a final flourish that recalls the opening fanfares. (Recorded on QPRM115D GREAT BRITISH MUSIC FOR WIND BAND, Western Band of the Royal Air Force)