Composer
Philip Sparke
British composer
b. 1951
448 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Philip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is an English composer and musician born in London, noted for his concert band and brass band music.
His early major works include The Land of the Long White Cloud – "Aotearoa", written for the 1980 Centennial New Zealand Brass Band championship. He subsequently went on to win the EBU New Music for Band Competition three times, including in 1986 with a commission from the BBC called Orient Express.
Since May 2000, his music has been published under his own label Anglo Music Press, and distributed by Hal Leonard.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; trumpeter; musician; music arranger; music publisher
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Instruments played
- trumpet
- Notable works
- The sunken village
- Official website
- https://www.philipsparke.com/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 11299253
- ISNI
- 0000000114378539
- GND ID
- 134668723
- Library of Congress ID
- n85290562
- MusicBrainz ID
- cfbad94d-82f4-4bf4-aefa-a7c1bbf822ea; 3c48989b-6f49-40a4-a6be-ec8f38606cc6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Saxophone
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 2 of 10
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Water | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Infinity and Beyond Sparke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Westminster Prelude Sparke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Big Sky Overture Sparke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ballad for Benny Sparke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sleepers, Wake Bach | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sinfonietta No.3 - Promenade | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Carousel | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Country | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| One-part Invention | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Party Piece | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| See Amid The Winter's Snow | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Madrigalum | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| La Caracola | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Summer Siesta | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| At the Circus | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Praise, My Soul King Of Heaven (Goss/Sparke) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Manhattan Beach | See work details |
10 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Yankee Doodle | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In a Balloon | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ragtime March | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Baroque Melody - for style and rhythm | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Soldiers' March | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Folk Dance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Willow Waltz | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| A Tune With No Name | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Blue Danube | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ready, Set, Go! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Give me five | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ardross Castle | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shalom! - V'ha'ir Shushan & Havdala | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| To A New Dawn | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Tom's Tune | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| More Dots and Dashes - for rhythm and finger strength | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In the bleak midwinter | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Processional | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Battle Pavan | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Alladale Aria | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Love Divine (Pritchard/Sparke) | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Black Horse Troop | See work details |
10 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Hands Across The Sea | See work details |
10 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Invincible Eagle | See work details |
10 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| My Homeland | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| On A Carousel | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toon Tune | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hymn No 1 - for long phrases | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Step By Step | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Give Me A Rest | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 11299253. Portrait: Wilhelm Wienemann ( Kalwien at de.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.