Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

A Bicentennial Tribute to Adolphe Sax. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Variations – Paris, 1846 fut composé en 2014 à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de Brass-Aux-Saxes, qui coïncidait aussi avec le bicentenaire de la naissance du grand inventeur belge Adolphe Sax. Philip Sparke rend donc hommage à Adolphe Sax avec cette oeuvre basée sur une série de variations sur un thème original. Elle permet à l’orchestre d…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Earth, Water, Sun, Wind is a four movement work with the unifying theme of these four elements. The music varies from being purely descriptive of the movements’ titles to specific sound painting - Earth, for example, is pure music and non programmatic whereas Sun attempts to paint a specific sound picture. The Symphony as a whole concerns itself with man’s relationship with thes…

From the Paramount and DreamWorks Motion Picture S. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. Quand on pense à Steven Spielberg, on évoque facilement ses films à grand spectacle. Mais c'est occulter l'homme engagé qui a signé plusieurs chef-d'oeuvres dont Saving Private Ryan (Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan) couronné par 5 Oscars. Avec Hymn To The Fallen, le générique de fin, John Williams nous offre un puissant hymne en …

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

A Tribute to Jules Verne (1828-1905). Par SPARKE PHILIP. Three Extraordinary Journeys was commissioned to mark the centenary of the death of the famous author Jules Verne. Based on three novels from his Voyages Extraordinaires series of travel stories, the music aims to capture the excitement and adventure of these famous books. A fantastic new major concert or ‘own choice’ contest piece. / Niveau…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Cette composition est idéale pour débuter ou clore un concert de Noël. A Christmas Herald (“Le Messager de Noël”) débute avec une fanfare majestueuse qui cède sa place à l’exposition d’un thème lyrique qui forme un contrechant au noël Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (Écoutez le chant des Anges) introduit par les trombones et l’euphonium. La mélodie de ce célèbre chant de noël revie…

Suite of Israeli Folk Songs. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The long history of Jewish folk song has resulted in a rich and varied repertoire of songs which deal with religion, history, festival and celebration. The melodies featured in Shalom! reflect this panoply of subjects and range widely in mood, from lament to rejoicing. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par SOUSA JOHN PHILIP. Eine praktische Sammlung mit 15 beliebten Märschen von John Philip Sousa, neu instrumentiert von Philip Sparke. Die Idee, die hinter dieser Sammlung von Sousas bekanntesten Märschen steckt, ist, heutige Blasorchester mit einer praktischen Ausgabe, ganz im Sinne von Sousas eigener Aufführungspraxis und Instrumentierung, auszustatten. Der englische Komponis…

Fanfare For Billy. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Salute to a Hero was composed to honour the work of a truly deserving musician, teacher, and conductor. It opens with a noble brass fanfare with woodwind ornamentation. Following a short interlude the opening fanfare is again heard this time being played by the full band. A lyrical middle section follows, providing a beautiful and peaceful contrast to the powe…