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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowerdale | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Concert Prelude | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| From: Piano Sonata | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Jerusalem | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Merry-Go-Round | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| York'scher Marsch | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Earth, Water, Sun, Wind Symphony No.1 For Symphonic Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Wilten Festival Overture | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Songs of the East Coast Fishermen | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Seasons | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| ...the quest for peace... | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Monmouth Overture | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sounds of the St. Lawrence - A Quebec Folk Song Suite | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Towards the Western Horizon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Four Noble Truths | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Exultation | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Huntingdon Celebration | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sunrise at Angel's Gate | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Chorale and Variations | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Scenes from a Comedy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Strathcarron | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphonic Metamorphosis | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Three Klezmer Miniatures | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Postcard from Singapore | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Between the Two Rivers | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Simply More Sparke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Brass Virtuosi | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fanfare for Saint Cecilia | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Music for Life | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| BEETHOVEN'S GREETING | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| KENTISH DANCES | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| SANDSTONE CENTENNIAL | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A MIDWEST CELEBRATION | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| SOUNDS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| DESERTS | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| ALBION HERITAGE | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Time Remembered - Elegy for Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Navigation Inn | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Overture for Woodwinds | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphony No.1 - Earth | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphony No.1 - Water | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphony No.1 - Sun | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphony No.1 - Wind | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Bandwagon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spirit of the Sequoia | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Manhattan - Saturday Serenade | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Manhattan - Sunday Scherzo | 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.