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£99.99When the Spirit Soars - Philip Sparke
Music is perhaps unique among the performing arts in its ability to express and convey the subtlest nuances of human emotion This ability is exploited in When the Spirit Soars which attempts to capture in music the feeling of extreme happiness, sometimes almost too much to bear, that we all experience at one time or another. Often this happiness can be tinged with sadness (we can cry with joy, after all) and it is this conflict of emotions which this piece describes. There are moments of doubt as the piece progresses, but it ends in undiluted joy.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£470.99Earth, Water, Sun, Wind - Philip Sparke
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 these monumental aspects of nature.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£69.99Mexican Holiday - Philip Sparke
Whilst making no claims to be stylistically authentic, this little piece aims to capture the infectious spirit of mariachi, a word whose origins are lost in the mists of time, but which describes not only the performers (on guitars, vihuelas, violins, trumpets and harp) but also the music itself. Their music speaks of love, passion, politics, life in the country and revolutionary heroes but is unerringly uplifting in style and immediately recognisable as the spirit of Mexico. A chance to add that Spanish flavour to your concerts.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£183.99Five States of Change - Philip Sparke
Five States of Change was commissioned by Kunstfactor for the 4th section of the Dutch National Brass Band Championships (NBK) 2011. It is dedicated to Jappie Dijkstra and the Music Information Centre (MUI), Arnhem, Holland, in acknowledgement of their outstanding work in developing band repertoire.The composer writes: "The idea for the piece came when I was reading an article about a branch of Chinese philosophy which is abbreviated as Wu Xing*, which has no exact translation but can mean, for example, five elements, five phases or five states of change. It is central to all elements of Chinese thought, including science, philosophy, medicine andastrology, and in simple terms tries to create various cyclic relationships between five elements in all walks of life.An example is: Earth - Metal - Water - Wood - Fire - (Earth) etc. where (in one cycle) earth bears metal, metal changes to liquid (water) when heated, water helps trees grow, wood burns to create fire, fire produces ash (earth) and the cycle continues.I was particularly interested in the cycle of emotions:- Meditation - Sorrow - Fear - Anger - Joy - (Meditation) etc. and thought this cyclic principle would provide an effective emotional journey for a piece of music. So Five States of Change has five equal sections which loosely characterise this emotional cycle. I have tried to make the music grow organically, with minimal repetition, and each movement evolves from the musical elements at the end of the previous one, with the opening material appearing, transformed, at the end of the piece to complete the cycle. *in full Wu zhong liu xing zhi chi or the five types of chi dominating at different times
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS (Philip Sparke) (Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie)
Deutsche Blaeserphilharmonie conducted by Walter Ratzek. Include: The Bandwagon; spirit of the Sequoia; Manhattan (from Trumpet & Concert Band) (soloist: Woodrow R. englisH0; Mandalen Landscapes; Flying the Breeze; Festival Fanfare (from Five Festive Fanfares); Variants on an English Hymn tune (A Fantasy on Nicaea for Euphonium & Concert Band) (soloist: Roland Stuppin); Postcard from Singapore; Marchissimo: Between the Two Rivers
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95EARTH, WATER, SUN WIND (Philip Sparke) (The Johan Willem Friso Military Band)
The Johan Willem Friso Military Band conducted by Alex Schillings. Includes: Victory Fanfare (from Five Festive Fanfares); To a New Dawn; Time Remembered; Navigation Inn; Hanover Festival; Overture for Woodwinds; Earth, Wind, Sun Wind (Symphony No.1)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95Masquerade (Philip Sparke) (The Johan Willem Friso Military Band/Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig) (CD)
This CD is now out of print.The Johan Willem Friso Military Band conducted by Tijmen Botma and Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig conducted by Jan Cober. Includes: A Huntingdon Celebration; Kaleidoscope; Strathcarron; Masquerade; Pastime with Good Company; Out of the Darkness, Into the Light; Clarinet Concerto (soloist: Linda Merrick)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95SUN WILL RISE AGAIN, The (Philip Sparke)(Wind Band CD)
Recorded by The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces(Walter Ratzek), Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra(Masaichi Takeuchi) and The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso'(Hans Leenders). Include: Maple Leaf Overture; The Sun Will Rise Again; Godfather Waltz (Rota); Bolero (Ravel); White Light; Sinfonietta No.4; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (Callcott); A Savannah Symphony,
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95ATLANTIC ODYSSEY (The Music of Philip Sparke) (Wind Band CD)
Concert Band of the German Armed Forces conducted by Walter Ratzek. Includes: Birthday Fanfare; Blazon; Overture for a Great City; Flowerdale; Exultation; Centennial Salute; A Winter's Tale; Second City Ceremony; Concertino Classico; Hail the Dragon!; Atlantic Odyssey
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95OF MYTHS AND MONSTERS (The Music of Philip Sparke)(Wind Band CD)
Recorded by Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig (Thomas Doss), The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces (OTL Christoph Scheibling) and The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' (Hans Leenders). Include: Sailing with the Tall Ships; Moving Heaven and Earth (Concertante Variations on an Original Theme after Gabriel Faure); Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains; Five States of Change; The Song of the Bell (After a Poem by Friedrich Schiller); Of Myths and Monsters (An Outrage for Concert Band).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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