SKU: BT.AMP-072-400

English-German-French-Dutch.

This series aims to present the significant concert band works of Philip Sparke in a format that enables any player to study their music whether or not they get the chance to play these pieces with their own band.

Voor dit boek heeft Philip Sparke zeven van zijn stukken voor harmonieorkest geselecteerd om muzikanten in staat te stellen ze te oefenen met behulp van professionele opnamen. Ideaal om eens wat nieuws te spelen of om indruk op dedirigent te maken door stukken in te studeren voordat de partijen zijn uitgedeeld! Inhoud: Hanover Festival • To a New Dawn • Portrait of a City • The Year of the Dragon • Kaleidoscope • The White Rose • Time Remembered

Philip Sparke wählte aus seinen Werken sieben Stücke aus, die Sie mit Unterstützung von professionellen Aufnahmen auf der CD zu Hause einstudieren können. Eine ideale Gelegenheit, einmal etwas Neues einzustudieren, oder Ihren Dirigenten mit den selbst erworbenen Künsten zu überraschen.

Sept oeuvres du brillant compositeur anglais Philip Sparke avec accompagnement d’Orchestre d’Harmonie.

SKU: HL.48181347

UPC: 888680856779. 9.0x12.0x0.084 inches.

French composer, conductor and teacher, Jules Semler-Collery (1902-1988) was born to a musical father. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won many prizes. Semler-Collery's works have been successful, with many of his concertos being included in the Conservatoire's list of compulsory works. Reverie and Scherzo for Clarinet and Piano is no exception to the composer's success. Published in 1950, Semler-Collery's Reverie is marked Andantino Cantabile and is in 6/8 meter. Both the Clarinet solo line and Piano accompaniment are virtousic, exploiting rhythm, tonality and harmony. A cadenza-like passage is heard towards the end. The Scherzo is marked Molta Leggiero and is staccato in 3/4 meter. Quaver and semiquaver passages are heard with the speed accelerating to a dramatic finale. For all advanced clarinetists, Semler-Collery's Reverie and Scherzo provides an exciting performance work for performers and audiences alike..

SKU: HL.48181222

UPC: 888680867843. 9.0x12.0x0.169 inches.

“Italian clarinetist and composer, Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874) studied at the Milan Conservatory. He has been described as the ”“Paganini of the Clarinet”“ therefore, it is no surprise that his studies for the instrument, such as 30 Caprices are very well-informed. Volume 2 of Cavallini's 30 Caprices contains caprices 19 to 30. All of the studies are virtuosic, addressing features including chromaticism, scales, articulation, a wide range, breath control, intervals, variations in performance directions, dynamics and tempo, differing key signatures and time signatures, complex rhythms and ornamentation, amongst other aspects. For all advanced clarinetists, Cavallini's 30 Caprices are essential, ensuring technical progression to a high standard.”.

SKU: ST.C501

ISBN 9790570815012.

Close Encounters for Clarinet in B flat & Piano draws on historic themes connected to the medieval closes (also know as wynds or vennels) of the Scottish burgh town of Lanark, situated in the rural Clyde Valley. Often named after prominent resident business owners, these otherwise unremarkable narrow lanes are given life by the records of their occupiers or through local tales.

Aside from the more self explanatory titles, ‘Luminare’ describes the astronomical interests of electrical pioneer David Hunter; ‘Jumbo Jive’ relates to the legend of an inebriated circus elephant escapee who became stuck in the arch of Wide Close; ‘Amber Sky’ connects the India Ale trade of Brewery Close with an occasional, evocative dusk light that cloaks the town before sunset.

Close Encounters comprises five fascinating and contrasted short movements each set within its own very vivid sound world. The colourful harmonic language is drawn from a number of musical influences including flavours of Jazz, the silver screen and the French impressionists, all adding up to music that is both engaging to play and to listen to. The five movements are set at a comfortable technical level for the intermediate to advanced clarinettist, cover the entire range of the instrument, and the set would make for an intriguing addition to any clarinet recital.

- Paul Harris (composer & clarinettist)