Philip Sparke

Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical str...

En 2007, Philip Sparke est nommé compositeur en résidence à l'établissement scolaire de Monmouth (Monmouth School), bourgade historique sur la frontière Angleterre/Pays de Galles. L'école puise dans u...

Suite from Hymn of the Highlands draws three expressivemusical pictures of the Scottish highlands. The first movement, Ardross Castle, contains solo passages for horn andbaritone and features a fascin...

In this exciting suite Philip Sparke sets out to capture the essence of his hometown, London, with each of the three movements depicting one of the many characteristics of this fascinating city. Skyli...

In this exciting suite Philip Sparke sets out to capture the essence of his hometown, London, with each of the three movements depicting one of the many characteristics of this fascinating city. Skyli...

This enchanting melody is from the fourth movement of Bach's Cantata 140 which was composed in 1731 using the parable of the wise and foolish virgins as the text. The work is beautiful in its simplici...

Philip Sparke a été tellement inspiré et ému par sa première visite à New York qu'il a dû capturer ce moment dans l'une de ses compositions. Au début, le compositeur brosse un tableau général de New Y...

An ideal opener for any concert, this sparkling overture opens with a majestic fanfare which is followed by a lively allegro. (Recorded on QPRM132D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1998, Massed Bands of the Royal Ai...

Suite from Hymn of the Highlands draws three expressive musical pictures of the Scottish highlands. The first movement, Ardross Castle, features solo passages for clarinet and bassoon and features a f...

Paul and Barry Ryan were identical twin sons of 1950's pop singer Marion Ryan and were born on 24th October 1948. They were groomed for stardom and had started singing as a duo before their fifteenth...

Slavonica! est une commande du Bloomsbury Music Group pour le Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble. Le compositeur désirait créer un ensemble de trois danses slaves modernes, fortement inspirées de Dvo ák : u...

The long history of Jewish folk song has resulted in a rich and varied repertoire of songs which deal with religion, history, festival and celebration. The melodies featured in Shalom! reflect this pa...

Super Solos s'inscrit dans la lignée des recueils Starter Solos et Skilful Solos. Jouer avec un accompagnateur est un travail d'équipe qui développe l'écoute et la capacité de réaction. Super Solos es...

Pendant plus de quarante ans, Jimmy Webb (1946) a composé des chansons à succès pour divers artistes tels que Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash et Linda Ronstadt....

Philip Sparke's Starter Studies is the first volume of a progressive series of study books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. This collection of 65 studies offers...

Ecrit dans la continuité des deux premiers livres de la série (Starter Duets et Skilful Duets), Super Duets rassemble des pièces plus longues et plus appropriées à l'interprète de niveau avancé. Spéci...

Summer Isles' is one of the solo movements from the 7-movement suite 'Hymn of the Highlands'. This is a dreamy euphonium solo that was named after a group of islands north-west of Scotland and is now...

Eight easy duets for treble clef instruments. Suitable for equal or mixed treble clef instruments. Includes: Barbara Allen; Loch Lomond; Silver Threads Among the Gold; The Ash Grove; Drink to Me Only;...

This volume of easy duets offer a vast array of practice and performance material. The duets have been carefully composed and arranged to tie in with the Look Listen and Learn method books, although t...

Edited by acclaimed educator Philip Sparke, these exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles, games to increase your understanding of music, information about your instru...

Edited by acclaimed educator Philip Sparke, these exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles, games to increase your understanding of music, information about your instru...

This second volume of easy duets offer a vast array of practice and performance material. The duets have been carefully composed and arranged to tie in with the Look Listen and Learn method books, alt...

Edited by acclaimed educator Philip Sparke, these exciting method books with online audio access for beginners contain songs, music puzzles, games to increase your understanding of music, information...

Edited by acclaimed educator Philip Sparke, these exciting method book/CD packs for beginners contain songs, music puzzles, games to increase your understanding of music, information about your instru...