Anglo Music

Strathcarron is a movement from Philip Sparke's Hymn of the Highlands, in which each movement reflects a different location in the beautiful Scottish highlands. Stratcarron, named after a village at t...

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of ma...

When Philip Sparke composed this piece he tried to create a work that characterised man's ability to overcome personal tragedy and the feeling of serenity gained when the tragedy is forgotten. To do t...

Das Stück Pentangle besteht aus drei Sätzen, die ohne Unterbrechung gespielt werden, und orientiert sich am klassischen Aufbau des barocken Concerto grosso. Das Blechbläserquintett und das begleitende...

Merry-Go-Round is a mini concerto for band in which each section takes a turn as soloist. On a merry-go-round the viewpoint is constantly changing, this being portrayed by different instrumental group...

Merry-Go-Round is a mini concerto for band in which each section takes a turn as soloist. On a merry-go-round the viewpoint is constantly changing, this being portrayed by different instrumental group...

A Road Less Travelled By was commissioned by Palangos Orkestras for the Championship Section of the 22 European Brass Band Championships held in Palanga, Lithuania. The title alludes to a poem by Amer...

Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674-1707) belongs to the generation of English composers following that of Henry Purcell. Not much is known about his early life, but by 1685 he was a chorister of the Chapel Roya...

Composer Philip Sparke has long been fascinated by history's pioneers. In all fields of human activity, there has been someone with enormous vision who has made the first step into the unknown. Explor...

Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus was composed in a period of not much more than a month in 1746. As with the famous Messiah, use was made of previously composed material and indeed See, the Conqueri...

Band director and radio presenter Yutaka Nishida hails from Tokyo and has long been a friend of composer Philip Sparke. As well as conducting bands and teaching, he also presents a weekly two-hour mus...

Blazon heisst Wappenschild oder Schmuck und dieser Marsch ist auch bestens geeignet als Aushängeschild, mit dem sich das ganze Blasorchester wunderbar präsentieren kann. Er beginnt mit einer ausgiebig...

Includes: The Bandwagon - Spirit of the Sequoia - Manhattan - Måndalen Landscapes - Flying the Breeze - Festival Fanfare - Variants on an English Hymn Tune - Postcard from Singapore - Marchissimo - Be...

Chorpartitur - ohne Stimmen!

A Winter's Tale hat keinen direkten Bezug zum Thema Weihnachten, kann also ebenso zu (vor-) weihnachtlichen Anlässen wie auch bei anderen Konzerten im Winterhalbjahr aufgeführt werden. Die Musik besch...

Fanfare for Saint Cecilia opens and closes with a majestic brass theme, accompanied by florid woodwind figures that contrast the more lyrical central section. The piece was written for the St. Cecilia...

The birth of Philip Sparke's second son, Benjamin, was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme, a gentle waltz melody. Following the wo...

Diese 'zwei deutschen Tänze' stammen aus einer Reihe von 12 Menuetten sowie 12 deutschen Tänzen, die Ludwig van Beethoven 1795 - in seiner Wiener Zeit - für den renommierten 'Ball der Gesellschaft der...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...

WINDMIX TRIOS are designed to be playable by any combination of common band instruments. The 18 separate instrumental books share the same pieces in the same keys, so they are mutually compatible and...