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£72.99Cantilena (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Philip Sparke was commissioned to compose a gentle chorale, a style typical of Philip's writing, and Cantilena was the result. Enthuse your dedicated performers hunger for great music with this masterpiece.Duration: 5:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.99Hail the Dragon! (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Its title, Hail the Dragon!, references a work Philip Sparke wrote in 1984, The Year of the Dragon. The piece opens with a lively and energetic fanfare. The mood becomes more subdued in the centre section as the cornet introduces a new theme that builds to an emotional climax. This leads into a recap of the opening fanfare which acts as a type of descant to short quotations from the last movement of The Year of the Dragon before reaching a thunderous finale.Duration: 4:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Whence is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing? (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Whence is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing? is the first line of an old French Christmas song that originated in the 17th century. In 1728 John Gay used this joyous and markedly festive melody that honours Jesus Christ and His miraculous birth in his Beggar's Opera. Philip Sparke has given this melody a new lease of life with his charming and imaginative arrangement for the Christmas season.Duration: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Saying Goodbye (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Saying Goodbye is one of a series of original works in pop, rock and swing styles Philip Sparke has composed to try and give brass bands their own popular vocabulary and identity. It could be described as happy-sad in mood, a feature of much of Sparke's slower music. A perfect light addition for your concert.Duration: 4:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.99An English Christmas (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Christmas as celebrated in England is a relatively new tradition dating from the time of Queen Victoria. Her husband Prince Albert was from Germany and he brought many German Christmas traditions with him, including the Christmas tree and Christmas cards, and even carols such as Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. Philip Sparke has however used a varied selection of English melodies to arrange into his Festival of Carols.The choir parts are seperately available (order no. AMP 227-050 or AMP 227-250 for a single copy).Duration: 9:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Royal Salute (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
This march from Philip Sparke is in the tradition of the English ceremonial or concert march, such as the masterpieces written by Sir Edward Elgar and Sir William Walton. It attempts to continue this tradition with a march for intermediate band that has all the recognisable hallmarks such as broad melodies, counter melodies and a nobilmente trio.Duration: 5:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Valerius Variations (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Dutch composer, artist and poet Adriaen Valerius is mostly remembered today for his collection of 79 songs for voice and lute or cittern, published posthumously in 1626. Philip Sparke has taken one melody from this collection that tells of the War of Independence with Spain. The beautiful slow melody is followed by a series of lively variations to form an extremely entertaining piece that will bring great joy to all who perform and listen to it.Duration: 9:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Processional (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Philip Sparke composed Processional as a wedding present for two of his friends. It is an extremely versatile piece as it can be played simply as a concert piece but has been designed specifically for occasions such as weddings or graduation ceremonies, where it?s duration can be altered according to your needs.A must for any ceremonial occasion.Duration: 2:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Sheep May Safely Graze (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Bach, Johann Sebastian - Sparke, Philip
The Hunt Cantata (No.208) is one of more than 20 secular cantatas. It contains the famous aria 'Sheep May Safely Graze', originally written for a rather large orchestra and mixed choir. Bring a little of the Baroque era to your concert with this first class arrangement by Philip Sparke.Duration: 5:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Ukrainian Bell Carol (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Leontovych, Mykola Dmytrovich - Sparke, Philip
The Ukrainian Bell Carol is part of a large choral work entitled Shchedryk by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych (1877-1921). The tune is an adaptation of an old 'shchedrivka', a song traditionally sung on Ukrainian New Year's Eve (January 13th) which hopes for good fortune in the year to come. The tune has since been the inspiration for at least four different Christmas carols, of which Carol of the Bells is the most famous. Philip Sparke has sourced the original Ukrainian melody to create this stirring arrangement.Duration: 3:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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