Phillip Sparke Sheet Music for Concert Band

The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this...

The picturesque town of Mandalen lies amid snow-covered mountains and scenic fjords on the west coast of Norway. MANDALEN LANDSCAPES was commissioned by and written for Måndalen Skule og Ungdomskorps...

The picturesque town of Mandalen lies amid snow-covered mountains and scenic fjords on the west coast of Norway. MANDALEN LANDSCAPES was commissioned by and written for Måndalen Skule og Ungdomskorps...

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...

Music is perhaps unique among the performing arts in its ability to express and convey the subtlest nuances of human emotion This ability is exploited in When the Spirit Soars which attempts to captur...

The four tunes used in this suite have been made universally popular in Sir Henry Wood?s Fantasia on British Sea Songs, which is an ever-present ingredient in The Last Night of the Proms. He introduce...

Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) belongs to a forgotten generation of English composers who are often over-shadowed by Sir Edward Elgar, and the result has been that much of their work is little played or...

This timeless melody by Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) is now chiefly remembered because of its inclusion in J S Bach?s St. Matthew Passion(hence its title), where it is treated to a variety of rich har...

This timeless melody by Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) is now chiefly remembered because of its inclusion in J S Bach?s St. Matthew Passion(hence its title), where it is treated to a variety of rich har...

A Stroll in the Park is a piece in the tradition of ?walking? music (such as the Promenade from Mussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition or Gershwin?s Walking the Dog from Shall we Dance?). It strives t...

A Stroll in the Park is a piece in the tradition of ?walking? music (such as the Promenade from Mussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition or Gershwin?s Walking the Dog from Shall we Dance?). It strives t...

Im Jahr 2007 erhielt Philip Sparke die spannende Aufgabe, drei Stücke für eine Schule in England zu schreiben, an die er als Composer in residence eingeladen war. Almshouse Street Blues entstand auf s...

Im Jahr 2007 erhielt Philip Sparke die spannende Aufgabe, drei Stücke für eine Schule in England zu schreiben, an die er als Composer in residence eingeladen war. Almshouse Street Blues entstand auf s...

This arrangement presents three contrasting verses of the ancient hymn tune Let Us Rejoice!, which in the English-speaking world is usually sung to the hymn All creatures of our God and King. It is ef...

The inspiration for this piece came from the address of the person who commissioned the work: Morse Street, Houston, Texas. It pays tribute to the immense skill of the engineers who succeeded in subme...

The melodies, harmonies, moods and rhythms of Norwegian folk songs and dance (even the sounds of Norwegian folk instruments) permeate the music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). After studying in Leipzig a...

Composer Philip Sparke is fascinated by the early history of the American west, in particular the incredible expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were despatched by Preside...

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...

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...

Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (18...

Adolphe Adam (1803-56) is perhaps best known for his classical ballet, Giselle, but it is his Cantique de Noël (popularly known in the English-speaking world as 'O Holy Night', the opening line of its...

This piece was inspired by the composer watching his young son, Benny, playing 'soldiers' with his collection of teddy bears - how appropriate! But it made him think of the many character pieces which...

Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) belongs to a forgotten generation of English composers who are often over-shadowed by Sir Edward Elgar, and the result has been that much of their work is little played or...

The Pirates of Penzance is perhaps Gilbert and Sullivan?s most popular operetta, and tells the story of Frederic, who was apprenticed to a band of tender-hearted, orphaned pirates. A Sullivan Ballad u...