for Eb Horn and Brass Band-Sunday in the Park (Un Dimanche au Parc) a été écrite pour Sheona White virtuose du saxhorn alto et commandée par son partenaire Matt Wade comme cadeau de Noël. Le compositeur Philip Sparke connaissant et admirant Sheona depuislongtemps avait précédemment produit son premier CD en solo et écrit des pièces pour elle. La saxhorniste tout comme le compositeur est une fan inconditionnelle de Karen Carpenter modelant en partie ses sonorités sur la voix voluptueuse de lachanteuse. Il fut donc décidé que ce nouveau solo serait une pièce qui sans être un pastiche des Carpenters rendrait hommage à leur style décontracté et leur riche langage harmonique. Sunday in the Park débute avec une cadence accompagnéepour la soliste suivie d une mélodie délicatement rythmique et détendue. Cette mélodie est reprise par l ensemble mais la soliste engendre un changement de climat avec l introduction d un interlude plus rapide de style rock. La musique atteint sonpoint culminant puis s apaise pour revenir au climat du début. Une variation sur la mélodie d origine mène à une courte cadence de la soliste qui conduit la pièce à une conclusion tranquille.
SKU: HL.44013333
UPC: 888680922931.
Sunday in the Park was written for tenor horn virtuoso Sheona White, and commissioned by her partner, Matt Wade, as a Christmas present. Composer Philip Sparke had known and admired Sheona's playing for many years, having produced her first solo CD and writtenpieces for her previously. Both composer and performer are huge fans of the late Karen Carpenter, Sheona in part modelling her soundon the singer's sultry voice; so it was decided that this new solo would be a piece which, whilst not being a 'Carpenters' pastiche, paid tribute to their relaxed style and rich harmonic language. Sunday in the Park opens with an accompanied cadenza for the soloist, which leads to a gentle rhythmic melody with a laid-back feel. This is taken up by the band but the soloist sparks a changeof mood by introducing a faster light rock interlude. This reaches a climax, at which point the music unwinds until the original mood returns. A variation on the original melody leads to a short cadenza from the soloist, which brings the work to a peaceful close.
SKU: HL.44006708
UPC: 884088142193. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
A Stroll in the Park is a piece in the tradition of “walking music” (such as the “Promenade” from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition or Gershwin's “Walking the Dog” from Shall We Dance). It strives to describe the joyful benefits of a relaxing walk in a city park on a summer Sunday afternoon, and should be played in a relaxed, carefree and laidback manner.
SKU: BT.AMP-104-130
Bachâ??s appointment as the Cantor at Leipzigâ??s Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Manâ??s Desiring is taken from his Cantata No.147 and is unusually elaborate, treated more like an aria than a chorale. It is perhaps the best-loved cantata movement from Bachâ??s entire output and is a certain crowd pleaser for your concert programme. Bachs Anstellung im Jahr 1723 als Kantor der Thomaskirche in Leipzig brachte die Verpflichtung mit sich, für jeden Sonntagsgottesdienst eine neue Kantate zu schreiben. Der Choral Jesus bleibet meine Freude umfasst beide Teile der Kantate und ist ungewöhnlich kunstvoll ausgearbeitet, mehr wie eine der Arien denn eine Kantate. Philip Sparkes Transkription für Brass Band dieses beliebten Kantatensatzes ist eine wahre Bereicherung Ihres Repertoires.
SKU: HL.44010386
ISBN 9781423473961. UPC: 884088365257. 9.0x12.0x0.6 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Also available for trumpet and piano (HL44005496) Manhattan was commissioned by the United States Army Band for their trumpet soloist Woodrow English, and first performed by them in Carnegie Hall, New York, in November 2003. Wanting to write a piece that demonstrated both the lyrical and technical abilities of this outstanding player, the composer decided on a two-movement work showcasing these qualities, and with the intention that the movements could be played individually when a shorter solo is required. The theme is a weekend in New York, and the opening bluesy movement (Saturday Serenade) describes the city on a Saturday night, perhaps in a smoke-filled jazz bar. While writing Sunday Scherzo, the composer pictured an early morning jog in Central Park. This vivaciously rhythmic movement ends with an even quicker coda which brings the work to a brilliant close.
