Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.44013341

Concert Band Score. Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Concert Band. Classical. Softcover. 30 pages. Duration 360 seconds. Anglo Music Press #AMP451140. Published by Anglo Music Press (HL.44013341).

UPC: 888680922962.

Highdays and Holidays was commissioned by the South Berks Concert Band to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2016. The band rehearsesin the village of Mortimer, which has a long and fascinating history dating back to, and beyond, the Bronze Age. Mortimer is famous for The Mortimer Revel, an annual event which was apparently a fairly rumbustious and sometimes violent affair. Highdays and Holidays seeks to capture some of this festive event in the form of an energetic overture, which explores a variety of moods including the somewhat chaotic atmosphere of the Revel.

Concert Band - Grade 5

SKU: HL.44010794

Grade 5 - Score Only. Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Concert Band. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2010. Duration 480 seconds. Anglo Music Press #AMP276. Published by Anglo Music Press (HL.44010794).

UPC: 884088547868. 9x12 inches.

In this work the composer follows the models of Mendelssohn (Fourth Symphony), Elgar (In the South: Alassio) and Respighi (Roman Trilogy) by using instrumental color to produce a sunny piece, following a holiday in southern Italy, and describing a festival day in Naples. The work starts with brilliant woodwinds and percussion accompanying an opening celebratory theme in the brass. The mood subsides until a trumpet intones a new theme in the style of a Neapolitan serenade, taken up by the whole band. This is interrupted by a passing parade (the local band is not particularly accomplished!) but this disappears into the distance. A vivace follows in typical Neapolitan 6/8 meter, representing the festive dancing which characterises the local celebration. A change of mood is introduced by a horn chorus, but the dancing resumes and eventually joins with the horn theme to bring festivities to a close.

As performed by Trans- Siberian Orchestra (Based upon "Mars, the Bringer of War" from The Planets by Gustav Holst / "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg). Composed by Paul O'Neill and John Oliva [Trans-Siberian Orchestra]. Arranged by Bob Phillips, orch. Bob Phillips and George Megaw. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Pop Concert Band. Christmas; Holiday Pops; Light Concert; Pop; Secular; Winter. 276 pages. Published by Alfred Music

E-Flat Horn and Brass Band Brass Band; Eb Horn (Score)

SKU: HL.44013333

E-Flat Horn and Brass Band Score. Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Concert Band. Classical. Softcover. Duration 427 seconds. Anglo Music Press #AMP420130. Published by Anglo Music Press (HL.44013333).

UPC: 888680922931.

Sunday in the Park was written for tenor horn virtuoso Sheona White, and commissioned by her partner, Matt Wade, as a Christmas present. Composer Philip Sparke had known and admired Sheona's playing for many years, having produced her first solo CD and writtenpieces for her previously. Both composer and performer are huge fans of the late Karen Carpenter, Sheona in part modelling her soundon the singer's sultry voice; so it was decided that this new solo would be a piece which, whilst not being a 'Carpenters' pastiche, paid tribute to their relaxed style and rich harmonic language. Sunday in the Park opens with an accompanied cadenza for the soloist, which leads to a gentle rhythmic melody with a laid-back feel. This is taken up by the band but the soloist sparks a changeof mood by introducing a faster light rock interlude. This reaches a climax, at which point the music unwinds until the original mood returns. A variation on the original melody leads to a short cadenza from the soloist, which brings the work to a peaceful close.

By T. Phillips. Concert band. Young Band. Sound Foundations Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR374). Grade 1. Score and set of parts. Composed 2011. Duration 2 minutes, 3 seconds. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

By John Philip Sousa (1854-1932). Arranged by Larry Clark. Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Young Band. Form: March. 20th Century; Romantic. Grade 2. Conductor Score and Parts. 250 pages. Duration 2:29. Published by Belwin Music

As Performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Composed by Paul O'Neill [Trans-Siberian Orchestra]. Arranged by Bob Phillips and George Megaw. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Pop Concert Band. Christmas; Pop/Rock; Rock; Winter. 200 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.44928).

By Philip Sparke. (Score & Parts). ANGLO MUSIC PRESS. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Anglo Music.

Brass Band

SKU: HL.44006538

Composed by Philip Sparke. Arranged by White. Anglo Music Concert Band CD. Book with CD. Anglo Music Press #AR012. Published by Anglo Music Press (HL.44006538).

UPC: 884088094270. 5x5.5 inches.

Includes: Portrait of a City; Shalom!; Kaleidoscope; The Four Noble Truths; Music of the Spheres.

Composed by Joan Javits, Philip Springer, and Tony Springer. Arranged by Michael Story. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Pop Young Band. Christmas; Pop; Secular; Winter. Grade 2. 126 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Composed by John Philip Sousa (1854-1932). Arranged by Keith Brion and Loras Schissel. Concert Band. Sousa Centennial. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR137 and CL.WFR184). Sacred, Classical. Score and set of parts. Composed 1995. Duration 8 minutes, 40 seconds. Published by Willow Blossom Music

Symphonic Band - Grade 5 - Score and Parts. Arranged by Philip Sparke. De Haske Concert Band Full Set. Size 9x12 inches. Published by DeHaske Publications.