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 8 of 10
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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| Masquerade | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Medieval Christmas | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ukrainian Bell Carol | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Concertino Classico for Flute and Concert Band | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Music of the Spheres | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spring | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Greendsleeves | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Largo from 'Winter' | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Marche Militaire | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| A Weekend in New York | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| An English Christmas | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Famous Sousa Marches - Starter Set | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Five Festive Fanfares | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Prelude on an Irish Folk Tune | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Prince Of Denmark's March | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Gymnopedie No. 1 | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| (I'm Called) Little Buttercup | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Musical collection Songs, Op. 68 |
| Check individual editions | View collection |
| Minuet | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Gavotte | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Study | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Theme and Variation | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Two German Dances | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Vien Qu, Dorina Bella | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Chorale | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Song Of The Watchman | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| David of the White Rock | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Sun Will Rise Again | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Salute to a Hero | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tambourin | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Sonatine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 |
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| View sheet music |
| Waltz, Op. 39, No. 8 |
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| View sheet music |
| Largo From Serse | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Songs My Mother Taught Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| See The Conquering Hero Comes | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Serenade From String Quartet in F | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bourree From Sonata In G, HWV 363B |
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| View sheet music |
| Sonata For The Young, Op. 118 No.1 |
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| View sheet music |
| La Cinquantine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Gavotte in A Major |
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| View sheet music |
| Piano Sonatina In G Major |
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| View sheet music |
| Four Norfolk Dances | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Prof. Googleheimer's Clarinet Polka | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hail the Dragon! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Marching Winds | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Clarinet Concerto | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fantasy for Euphonium & Band | See work details | See edition details | 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.