Sparke has a knack for writing music that is attractive the audience and a. This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but i was wondering if anyone had the 2008 edition of the grade 9 piano repertoire book. Sparke, philip harlequin was commissioned by and dedicated to david childs. David werden was the first american to be named euphonium player of the year. Commissioned by and dedicated to euphonium virtuoso david childs in 2004, harlequin takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks that symbolize the commedia dell. The technical challenges in this work are not overly taxing but will require dedicated practice on certain sections in seven flats in the opening movement and the. It has also appeared on various contest lists in its piano version. The piece is based on a yaisamanina love song from ainu folkmusic which appears as the theme in the piece. The pdf file should answer some questions about the cadenzas. A superb work with sparke s characteristic rhythmic energy, driving intensity, beautiful melodies, and of course listenability. In the spring of 2005, while paul was visiting me in florida, we finally solidified a long discussed idea of a new composition for him to premiere.
Sparke, philip concerto 20 sparke, philip fantasy 20 sparke, philip pantomime 20 stevens, john soliloquies 21 townsend, douglas chamber concerto no. A real gem of a euphonium duet, not so well known as the famous two part invention by the same composer, but really delightful and deserves to be heard a lot more. A fine example with lyrical and technical passages including some triple tonguing and the work alternates an atmospheric recitative with a driving allegro section. Skilful solos euphonium for baritone or euphonium in treble clef and bass clef. Fantasy for euphonium piano reduction by philip sparke. Philip sparke trumpet and piano trumpet, anglo music, books, amp engb. The concert band, brass band and fanfare band pages list my all published works in these categories and there is. The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. Fantasy variations was commissioned and premiered by toru miura, internationally acclaimed euphonium player, and a member of the tokyo kosei wind orchestra. Song for ina for euphonium and piano piano score, solo part.
Documents similar to fantasy for euphonium and concert band phillip sparke. Harlequin takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks that symbolize the commedia dellarte. It has quickly become a standard in the repertoire. The music store showed me a top of the line king 3valve baritone. Download download philip sparke euphonium pdf file read online read online philip sparke euphonium pdf file philip sparke euphonium solos pantomime euphonium download and print sheet music for euphonium, including solo and ensemble works, contest pieces, individual parts, and pieces with piano accompaniment, for all levels. Euphonium mouthpieces come in wide range of shapes and sizes, each with very distinct characteristics. Sparke, philip pantomime for euphonium solos wpiano. Pantomime euphonium solo pdf download lingreptempro. Performed by robin langdon with ocean brass southampton. Fantasy for euphonium philip sparke euphonium sheet. The first number stands for trumpet, the second for horn, the third for trombone, the fourth separated from the first three by a dot for euphonium and the fifth for tuba. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
This versatile solo works great as a program opener or enderand is extremely audience friendly. This is fantasy for euphonium as performed by me on euphonium and gail novak on piano. Music of the spheres philip sparke download free download music of the spheres philip sparke pdf mp3 for free. Philip sparke fantasy for euphonium played by the man for. Also available in midi format for those who have the correct software or. Click on more details to view the solo euphonium part and listen to an audio extract. Roger behrend, euphonium walking frog records o youtube. The work alternates an atmospheric recitative with a driving allegro section. Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources.
His early major works include the land of the long white cloud aotearoa written for the 1980 centennial new zealand brass band championship. Fantasy for euphonium sparke pdf buy fantasy for euphonium and by sparke p at concert band sheet music. Available in the popular mp3 format with or without the instrument. Earth staris rather stern in mood, opening with a free fantasy for the soloist over a static chord from the band. The euphonium horn often mistaken for the baritone horn is a baritonetenor range brass instrument and a part of the tuba family. Fantasy sheet music for tuba download free in pdf or. Philip sparke with piano accompaniment and play along cd accomp. Euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources. Originally written for trumpet program notes as follows. Euphonium repertoire list title composer arranger grade air. Stream, download and play along with a piano accompaniment for fantasy philip sparke. Also available for euphonium and concert band hl44006761. Sauer, soliloquies john stevens scaramouche philip sparke, sweet. Shop and buy fantasy for euphonium piano reduction sheet music.
Commissioned by and dedicated to euphonium virtuoso david childs in 2004. One of the most popular and engaging solos written for the euphonium. Driverxp for nvidia geforce 7800 gtx windows xp version page 95 of 121 first. Aug 25, 2008 philip sparke fantasy for euphonium and brass band, david werden, euphonium, with the u. Euphonium sheet music, solos, chamber music and more all at incredible in the ordering processstatus by the publisher, harlequin is now and, sadly, has.
Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso david childs. Sparke has a knack for writing music that is attractive the audience and a good challenge for the players. Philip allen sparke born 29 december is an english composer and musician born in london, 1 noted for his concert band and brass band music. Euphonism philip sparke 2 euphoniums and brass band. This is a delightful twomovement work for trumpet soloist and concert band. Delevery time is usually 34 weeks, depending on the stock at the supplier publisher. Download harlequin philip sparke by robbert vos on the independent record store by musicians for. Yorkshire building society band, music of buy music of the spheres by philip sparke at.
Published brass band works publisher abbreviations. One of the most popular outside software expertpdf and engaging solos written for the euphonium. Oct 8, 20 free sheet music to play on the euphonium at see more ideas about sheet music, free sheet music and music. After looking long and hard i could only find a very long score of the piece, which was very hard to read and play off of. Home solo music solos with piano sparke, philip pantomime sparke, philip. An annotated guide to euphonium methods and solo literature.
Fantasy for euphonium and brass band was written for ian craddock in 1979. The file is in bass clef but that should answer the treble part questions also. The 108 dance section conjures iamges of west side story and the coda technique will offer you hours of delightly practice. Euphonium sheet music, solos, chamber music and more. 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. Fantasy by philip sparke is one of my favorite euph pieces. One of the bestknown classical melodies, the swan lays extremely well on the euphonium. Anglo music press harlequin euphonium solo with piano. Recording options for good quality it was not published for wind band, so my performances of this piece used the uscg band brass and percussion sections.
Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium. Philip sparke fantasy for euphonium played by the man. Soloists with concert band sheet music book by philip sparke 1951. Ian craddock, euphonium, with yorkshire imperial metals band, denis carr, conductor. Fantasy for euphonium philip sparke euphonium sheet music music scores. The fantasy for euphonium and brass band was written in 1979, i believe, and has been played by countless euphoniumists since then. We are one of the top suppliers of woodwind, brass and orchestral strings across sussex and are main agents for most of the instruments we sell. I really like this one, its just that my favorite performance of this solo is the one. Amp commissioned by the yorkshire building society band. Fantasy by philip sparke 1951present for euphonium and brass band opt. Fantasy variations for euphonium and piano just for brass. Derek bourgeois was born in kingston on thames in euphonium carol barratt 20 pieces for euphonium and piano. Rhapsody for euphonium by james curnow bass clef sheet music.
Free euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources sheet music pieces to download from. One of the earliest examples of sparke s fantastic works for euphonium. Please note that the euphonium solo with piano accompaniment arranged by philip sparke is in a. Sarasate composed romances, fantasies, and made transcriptions of spanish airs calculated to show off his great virtuosity. When i was in high school, my parents decided to buy a new instrument for me to replace the student model i had been using. Philip sparke fantasy for euphonium historical and. Though it is sometimes used in bands in place of baritone sax and other deeper instruments, it often plays its own part or that of the baritones if a baritone horn is not available. Ask your beginning baritone players to get a bach 6 12 al or similar size mouthpiece. To help you wade through the sea of rims, cup, backbore, shank, and all those other mouthpiece specifications, heres my advice. Some of it may not sound right ill fix it if you tell me. Fantasy philip sparke pdf philip allen sparke born 29 december is an english composer and musician born in gaudium. Anglo music press harlequin euphonium solo with piano reduction anglo music press playalong series by philip sparke also available for euphonium and concert band hl44006761.
Song for ina from philip sparke buy now in stretta sheet. The piece takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks which symbolise the commedia dellarte which features harlequin as one of its main characters and comprises two movements, a slow modal ballad followed by a frenetic faster movement. Flowerdale from hymn of the highlands eb soprano cornet philip sparke soprano cornet solo. The article also mentions some special effects that the euphonium can be used for such as a trombonelike smear. Party piece euphonium solo with brass band sparke, philip. One of the earliest of sparke s fantastic works for euphonium, the fantasy features lyrical and technical passages including some triple tonguing. Print and download in pdf or midi rhapsody for euphonium. It was commissioned by brass band world magazine for riki macdonnell and mike kilroy, and exists just in this version for 2 euphoniums and brass band. Sparke, philip super solos for baritone or euphonium. Concert fantasy cords laube 1 concert piece nux 1 concertino no. Any additional instruments tympani in this example are indicated by a w meaning with or by using a plus sign.
Pantomime euphonium pdf you are listening to the euphonium solo, pantomime by philip sparke. Ainu is the japanese aborigine from northern japan. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit or. He subsequently went on to win the ebu new music for band competition three times, including in 1986. Please visit the anglo music page on this website to see the catalogue, which now covers all grades. Recording options for good quality it was not published for wind band, so my performances of this piece.