Philip Sparke: Wind Sketches: Concert Band: Score

Wind Sketches is a top quality concert work for wind band in three movements inspired by the relationship between man and wind. Trade Winds in the form of a march is reminiscent of a shanty conjuring up seafaring and the tradewinds. Becalmed harmonically and melodically almost static depicts the doldrums. All the more contrasting is Riding the Storm which concerns the love-hate relationship of people to the winds that he needs and at the same times fears.