Par SPARKE PHILIP. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

The Mortimer Revel. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Highdays and Holidays fut commandé par le South Berks Concert Band pour célébrer son 40e anniversaire en 2016. Les répétitions de l’orchestre d’harmonie ont lieu dans le village de Mortimer qui a une longue et fascinante histoire qui remonteavant l’âge du Bronze. Ce village est connu pour le Mortimer Revel, un évènement annuel qui était apparemment une occasi…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. 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 major stress in our lives - birth, aging, desire and death; Samudaya which describes those parts of our life that induce stress, feeling, craving, desire; Nirodha which tells us how t…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Salute to the Victor est en forme traditionnelle de marche et, en hommage à Victor Grieve, un passionné de la musique anglaise (en particulier celle de Sir Edward Elgar), contient une courte citation de Sea Pictures de ce dernier dans le trio. Salute to the Victor fut commandé par Helen, Alex et James Grieve pour les Golden Kangaroos (Hornsby Concert Band) de Sydney, Australie, …

Elegy For Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The initial idea was for a millennium piece, which it is, but rather than add to the many celebratory pieces that have understandably been written to salute the 3rd millennium, Philip Sparke thought it would perhaps be appropriate to think about the aspects of life that are constantly with us (such as faith and philosophy) rather than the exciting changes that th…

Elegy For Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The initial idea was for a millennium piece, which it is, but rather than add to the many celebratory pieces that have understandably been written to salute the 3rd millennium, Philip Sparke thought it would perhaps be appropriate to think about the aspects of life that are constantly with us (such as faith and philosophy) rather than the exciting changes that th…

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…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. La sarabande est une danse au caractère digne, sur un rythme ternaire lent, dont l’origine remonte à la première moitié du XVIIe siècle. Très appréciée en France et en Espagne, elle conquiert rapidement l’ensemble des cours européennes. La sarabande s’intègre alors dans la musique instrumentale et devient un mouvement fondamental de la suite de danses. On retrouve quelques éléme…

Flugel Horn, Tenor Horn And Baritone Trio From Hymn. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The River Alladale provides the inspiration for this lyrical piece which has a lilting melody with an unmistakeable Scottish feel. The trio of Flugel Horn, Tenor Horn and Baritone provide a wonderful sense of flowing with the river which, as the piece progresses, broadens and grows stronger as it nears the outlet to the sea by…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. / Niveau : 5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

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Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Stroll in the Park (“Flânerie dans le parc”) s’inscrit dans la lignée des flâneries musicales telles que la Promenade extraite des Tableaux d’une Exposition de Moussorgski ou encore Walking the Dog extrait de Shall we Dance? de George Gershwin. La musique décrit les plaisirs et les vertus d’une promenade improvisée dans un parc un dimanche après-midi au coeur de l’été. Promena…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par BYRD WILLIAM. The Battell was written during the late 14th Century when England was in a mood of national celebration after victory over the Spanish and French Armadas. The movement which Byrd called Marche Before The Battell became known as The Earl of Oxford?s Marchand it appears with that title in an early manuscript copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Written while B…

From The Four Noble Truths. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths was commissioned by the Dutch National Brass Band Championships for their 2003 competition.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. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, str…