Philip Sparke
Erin's Isle
for Euphonium and Piano
Philip Sparke
Erin's Isle
for Euphonium and Piano
- Instrumentation Euphonium and Piano
- Composer Philip Sparke
- Series Anglo Instrumental series
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Piano Score and Part(s)
- Publisher Anglo Music
- Order no. DH-AMP541-401
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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 soft piano clusters 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 pianist with interjections from the soloist, leading to a second cadenza. Eventually the piano takes up the main theme again, over which the euphonium weaves an elaborate counter melody. The opening passage returns to allow the soloist to close the work with a brief and flowery coda.
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Hal Leonard
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8574 SL
Heerenveen
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