Music by Philip Sparke
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Band of the Belgian Airforce / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / Peter's Compact Wind Band / Militärkapelle Niederösterreich / Polizeimusik Wien / Franco Cesarini / Peter Kleine Schaars / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Matty Cilissen / Colonel Adolf (Adi) Obendrauf / Herbert Klinger
Vibes
Festival Series 71 CD 1: Glorioso - Witch Dance - Vivat Colorum! - Secrets of the Savoy - Legend of the Bell - Song of Gratitude - Centennial Celebration - Lord of the Lake - Hymn for a Hero -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8086
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Band of the Belgian Airforce / Stadtmusikkapelle Wilten-Innsbruck / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / KOBE COLLEGE Wind Orchestra / Militärkapelle Niederösterreich / Franco Cesarini / Tijmen Botma / Satoshi Yagisawa / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Matty Cilissen / Rainmund Walder / Colonel Adolf (Adi) Obendrauf
Medelpadia
Festival Series 70 CD 1: Majesty - The Eagle's Quest - Medelpadia - Steps - Evening Rise - Color Concordia - General Sherman - Banana Island - Go with the Flow - Bloom (The Gift of Spring) - Sax...CD (Compact Disc)
T8087
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Band of the Belgian Airforce / Antwerp Winds / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band of Kure / Peter's Compact Wind Band / Peter Kleine Schaars / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Matty Cilissen / Hirokazu Ishida
Carnival
Festival Series 69 CD 1: A Hero's Tale - Close - Cardigan Bay - March of the Robot Army - As The Curtain Closes - Compostela - Mangoroa - Canzona di Bacco - Carnival CD 2: Stars on Fire -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8089
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The Band of the Belgian Airforce / Antwerp Winds / KOBE COLLEGE Wind Orchestra / Peter's Compact Wind Band / Peter Kleine Schaars / Satoshi Yagisawa / Juri Briat / Matty Cilissen / Osamu Matsuura
Cleopatra
Festival Series 68 CD 1: A Northern Jubilee Fanfare - La Antigua - Guardians of the Waves - Papyrus - Eternal Friendship - Pulcinella -Three Blind Mice - To a Friend - Cleopatra - Solemnitas - A...CD (Compact Disc)
T8097
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN / Antwerp Winds / Wind Company Wind Orchestera / The Luxembourg Military Band / The Voltige Orchestra / Jan Van der Roost / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Thierry Deleruyelle / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Toshiyuki Ise
The Book of Genesis
Festival Series 67 CD 1: Prelude to a Pageant - Hypernikon - Eldorado - Breeze in the Forest - A Man's Destiny - Pilgrims of Wolfryt - The Graces of Love - The Book of Genesis CD 2: Call...CD (Compact Disc)
T8100
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN / Antwerp Winds / Wind Company Wind Orchestera / The Luxembourg Military Band / The Voltige Orchestra / The Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Jan Van der Roost / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Thierry Deleruyelle / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Toshiyuki Ise / Flight Lieutenant Chris l'Anson
Golden Peak
Festival Series 66 CD 1: Grande Fanfare - Seatbelts Fastened - Centenary 2019 - Castum Alemorum - Valentin's Chorale - Festive Overture - A Sevenoaks Suite - Golden Peak - The Air Race -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8105
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / The Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Wing Commander Piers Morrell / Flight Lieutenant Chris l'Anson
Crystal Magic
Festival Series 65 CD 1: Wings to Fly - Step by Step -The Source - Majestic Waters - A Century of Music - Desert Dances - Tribute to a Maestro - The Miner's Saga - Crystal Magic CD...CD (Compact Disc)
T8111
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The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / Wind Company Wind Orchestera / The Luxembourg Military Band / The Voltige Orchestra / Bratislava Symphonic Winds / Otto M. Schwarz / Michael Sweeney / Satoshi Yagisawa / Thierry Deleruyelle / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun
The Magic Mountain
Festival Series 64 CD 1: A Bluegrass Overture - Leonardo - Agosto - Salutation - Tarjan - Sea of Hope - Pasovario - The Red Stone - Inspire! - The Magic Mountain CD 2: The Greatest Show...CD (Compact Disc)
T8113
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Queen Symphonic Highlights
The British rock band Queen, formed in 1970, are one of the most popular bands of all time. The music of Queen already exists in numerous instrumental arrangements at all kinds of levels. However,...Concert Band
AMP491
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The Greatest Show
The Greatest Showman is definitely one of the most popular movie musicals of recent years. The film’s stunning lead performance by Hugh Jackman and its touching score have made this picture an...Concert Band
AMP485
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30 Original Chorales and Warm-Ups
These 30 Original Chorales and Warm-Ups have been designed to develop the most important aspects of band playing, by providing material that can be used at the start of a rehearsal to test balance,...Concert Band
AMP465
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Pulse
A Bluegrass Overture - Donar - Fiori - Up in the Sky - Equestrian Symphonette - Pulse - Energico - BlackoutCD (Compact Disc)
T8123
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Einstein
Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Gloriosa - The White Thrill - Einstein - Scent of Spring - Call of the Aboriginals - Red Mountain - Fantasia HelveticaCD (Compact Disc)
T8124
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / Wind Company Wind Orchestera / The Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Bratislava Symphonic Winds / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band of Kure / Otto M. Schwarz / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Seiji Matoba / Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs / Kenji Nozawa
Journey Through a Magical Kingdom
Festival Series 63 CD 1: Fanfare Exuberante - A Centennial Adventure - Into Your Eyes - Ponte Vecchio - Sbandiamo! - St. Stephen's Chorale - Austrian Fantasy - The Mystery of Light - Homage -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8125
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Galea et Bellum
Galea et Bellum - I Shall Love But Thee - Three City Sketches - Ponte Vecchio - St. Stephen's Chorale - The Last Friend of NapoleonCD (Compact Disc)
T8126
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / Bert Appermont / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Erik van de Kolk / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun
Wonders of Nature
Festival Series 62 CD 1: Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Purcellian Fantasia - The White Thrill - Dreamcatcher - Wonders of Nature - Dionysos - Fantasia Helvetica - Equestrian...CD (Compact Disc)
T8130
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Highdays and Holidays
Highdays and Holidays was commissioned by the South Berks Concert Band to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2016. The band rehearses in the village of Mortimer, which has a long and fascinating...Concert Band
AMP451
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Wind in the Reeds
Wind in the Reeds was commissioned by Deena Draycott in memory of John Watson, an army bandsman, teacher and bassoonist. Wind in the Reeds is both a tribute and lasting memorial to John. The piece is...Concert Band
AMP450
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Philip Sparke / The Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs / SAC Christopher James / SAC Lewis Musson
Zodiac Dances
Compositions from Philip Sparke Spirit of Andalusia - Song of Friendship - Reflections on an Old Japanese Folk Song - Wind in the Reeds - The Way to Heaven - The Legend of Spirit Island - St....CD (Compact Disc)
T8138
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / The Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Morioka Symphonic Band / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Satoshi Yagisawa / Juri Briat / Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Glenn Van Looy
The Wall
Festival Series 61 CD 1: A Golden Jubilation - Song of Friendship - Town of the Seven Hills - March-Chagu-Chagu - In Memoriam - The Wall - Pulse - St. Paul's Suite - Zodiac Dances -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8139
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Zodiac Dances
Zodiac Dances was commissioned by the Izumiotsu City Band, Osaka, Japan to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Sparke had previously written the piece, Prelude to a Celebration for the band, and in...Concert Band
AMP453
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St. Paul's Suite
Between 1905 and 1934, Gustav Holst was Director of Music at St Paul’s Girls School in Brook Green, London. St Paul’s Suite, written for the school’s string orchestra, was premiered...Concert Band
AMP455
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Voltige Orchestra / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Thierry Deleruyelle / Juri Briat
Winds on Fire
Festival Series 60 CD 1: Festival Bells - Highdays and Holidays - A Vision of the First Light - Concertino for Clarinet - White Winged Flight - A Knight's Tale - Tchaikovsky Highlights -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8146
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Salute to the Victor
Salute to the Victor is in traditional march form and contains, as a tribute to Victor Grieve who was a devotee of English music (in particular that of Sir Edward Elgar), a short quote from...Concert Band
AMP440
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Prelude to a Pageant
Prelude to a Pageant was commissioned by Woodley Concert Band to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2014. Celebratory in nature, Prelude to a Pageant includes a famous musical link to The Reading...Concert Band
AMP419
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Philip Sparke / The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr / Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig / Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra / Bert Appermont / Thomas Doss / Jan Van der Roost / Christoph Scheibling / Masaichi Takeuchi / Erik van de Kolk
A Colour Symphony
Overture for a Special Occasion - With Clouds Descendin - The Unknown Journey - Southend Celebration - Three Washington Statues - And Still, the Spirit - A Colour SymphonyCD (Compact Disc)
T8152
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Erik van de Kolk
The Last Giant
Festival Series 59 CD 1: Intrada Eroica - Cantastoria - Colorado - A Glorious Summer Day - Morning Star Variations - The Last Giant - The Torch of Liberty - And Still, the Spirit - Pisa - The...CD (Compact Disc)
T8149
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And Still, the Spirit
This work was commissioned by Dr. Robert Oertli from Möhlin, Switzerland, and is based on an earlier composition called Spirit of the Sequoia. The piece is inspired by how the human spirit can...Concert Band
AMP425
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The Heart and the Crown
With Clouds Descending - The Last Night of Fall - Soldiers' Chorus - Villariacum - The Heart and the Crown - The Unknown Journey - A Viking's Tale - Right Her Right NowCD (Compact Disc)
T8161
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The Unknown Journey
Festival Series 58 CD 1: With Clouds Descending - The Last Night of Fall - La Vouivre - Vongole ! - Incendium - La Canzone della Fantasia - Villariacum - Caldas da Rainha - The Unknown...CD (Compact Disc)
T8162
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr / Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra / The Midwest Winds / Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN / Antwerp Winds / Tohoku Fukushi University Wind Ensemble / Wind Company Wind Orchestera / Bert Appermont / Walter Ratzek / Jan Van der Roost / Michael Sweeney / Satoshi Yagisawa / Masaichi Takeuchi / Juri Briat / Seiji Matoba / Koji Miura
In the Shadow of Napoleon
CD 1: Imperial Overture - Second to None - Skyliner - Intermezzo - Canzone di Francesco - Images of Bellac - Pandora's Box - Osakan Jubilee - In the Shadow of Napoleon CD 2: Atlantic...CD (Compact Disc)
T8167
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Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2015
- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - CD 1: Akademische Festfanfare - Apple Valley Overture - Symphonic Movement - Shakespeare Pictures - Legacy of the Woods - Armenian Dances Part II - Egmont CD 2: Third...CD (Compact Disc)
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Wind Sketches
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,...Concert Band
AMP401
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Luftwaffenmusikkorps Münster / The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr / Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy / Symphonic Winds Tirol / Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie / Franco Cesarini / Thomas Doss / Georges Moreau / Christoph Scheibling / Jan Cober / Ivan Meylemans / Timor Oliver Chadik / Johnny Ekkelboom / Hans Leeders
Masterpieces from Europe
CD 1: Fanfare for a New Horizon - The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen - Moving Heaven and Earth - The Story of Anne Frank - Goddess of Jeju Island - Flame and Glory - Bulgarian Dances (Part...CD (Compact Disc)
T8166
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Wind Sketches
Compositions from Philip SparkeFanfare for Tokyo - Raid on the Medway - Dance of the Whale - Shaker Hights Fantasy - Looking Up, Moving On - A Medieval Christmas - Spirit of Endeavour -...
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T8178
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Colditz March
Acclaimed Canadian composer/arranger Robert Farnon penned this distinctive march theme for the 1970s BBC television drama Colditz telling the story of prisoners held at Colditz Castle in Germany...Concert Band
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Shaker Heights Fantasy
Die Shaker waren eine Sekte, die im 18. Jahrhundert von England nach Amerika auswanderte. Bis ins späte 19. Jahrhundert wurden die zahlreichen Lieder dieser Gemeinschaft nur mündlich tradiert,...Concert Band
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Brave (Soundtrack Highlights)
Patrick Doyle, who has already been nominated for an Oscar and two Golden Globes for is fabulous film music, created the soundtrack for the Disney/Pixar film Brave. The Brit, Philip Sparke, was...Concert Band
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Of Myths and Monsters
Compositions from Philip SparkeSailing with the Tall Ships - Moving Heaven and Earth - Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains - Five States of Change - The Song of the Bell - Of Myths and...
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T8202
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Five States of Change
Five States of Change wurde von Kunstfactor für die vierte Abteilung der Holländischen Nationalen Brass-Band-Meisterschaft (NBK) 2011 in Auftrag gegeben. Die Widmung gilt Jappie Dijkstra und...Concert Band
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Overture for a Special Occasion
The special occasion that Philip Sparke was honoured to write this piece for was the 200th anniversary of the Stadtmusik Bad Säckingen. Since Bad Säckingen is known as the...Concert Band
AMP319
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Maple Leaf Overture
Named after the leaf displayed on Canada’s flag, Maple Leaf Overture was composed specifically to open a Canadian school’s symphonic band tour of England. A short fanfare during the...Concert Band
AMP322
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Bolero
Bolero was originally written as a ballet for a famous ballerina and achieved great success on the stage. Nowadays the ballet itself is only rarely performed and even though Ravel thought the...Concert Band
AMP321
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A Medieval Christmas
Christmas is full of customs and traditions, both old and new. This is especially evident in Christmas songs, some of which have been part of Christian worship for centuries. A Medieval Christmas...Concert Band
AMP324
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Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
The lyrics to Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes can be traced to English poet Ben Jonson, a contemporary of Shakespeare. The melody’s origin, on the other hand, is not certain. In this three- movement...Concert Band
AMP320
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White Light
Composer Philip Sparke decided to use the idea of white to write a piece that was both bright and light in terms of harmony, colour and orchestration. He achieves this by using simple major and minor...Concert Band
AMP317
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The Godfather Waltz
Francis Ford Coppola‘s 1972 film The Godfather is seen by many to be a turning point in cinematic history. The sparse score, written by Nino Rota, is famous for its haunting main theme, played by a...Concert Band
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is undoubtedly one of the most important songs in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The song defied all convention in terms of form. It has no chorus. Instead, it comprised of an...Concert Band
AMP316
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Flowerdale
Flowerdale is a forest in Wester Ross, Scotland, which is well-known for it’s beautiful waterfall. This piece, for solo Piccolo Trumpet, is one of the movements from Philip Sparke’s epic suite Hymn...Concert Band
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Overture for a Great City
Overture for a Great City was commissioned by the Tamana Girls High School Wind Symphony from Tamana City, Kumamoto, Japan, by its director of bands, Shinichi Yoneda. The first performance was given...Concert Band
AMP294
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