Philip Sparke
Phillip Sparke | |
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Philip Sparke (1991) | |
Born |
Phillip Allen Sparke 29 December 1951 London, England |
Occupation | Composer, musician |
Years active | 1973–present |
Philip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is a British composer and musician born in London,[1] noted for his concert band and brass band music.[2]
His early major works include The Land of the Long White Cloud - "Aotearoa" - written for the 1980 Centennial New Zealand Brass Band championship.[3] 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,[4]
Since May 2000, his music has been published under his own label Anglo Music Press, and distributed by Hal Leonard.
Notable achievements
1997 Sudler Prize - Dance Movements[5]
2000 Iles Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians - Services to brass bands[6]
2005 National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest - Music for the Spheres[7]
2011 BUMA International Brass Award - Contributions to brass music[8]
Works
Music for Wind Band and Brass Band
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National Championships of Great Britain test pieces
A number of Philip Sparke's compositions have been chosen as test pieces in the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. His pieces have been selected for various sections, both at the area contests and the national finals.
Year | Piece | Section | R/N | Winning Band(s) | Ref |
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1985 | A Malvern Suite | 4th | R | Horsham Borough (L&SC) South Leicester and Desford B (Mids N) Amington (Mids S) Lanchester (NoE) Llanrug & District (NW) Irvine Youth (Sco) Abertillery & District Youth (Wal) Royal British Legion Crownhill (Plymouth) (WoE) Hambleton Brass (Yorks) | [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
1987 | Harmony Music | Ch | N | Desford Colliery Dowty | [18] |
1990 | Music for a Festival | 3rd | N | Blidworth Welfare | [19] |
1991 | Triptych | 3rd | R | Wantage Silver A (L&SC) Ifton Welfare (Mids) Langbaurgh (NoE) Flixton MCR (NW) Kelty & Blairadam Brass (Sco) Deiniolen (Wal N) British Steel (Port Talbot) (Wal S) Stinchcombe (WoE) Aceprint Gawthorpe Victoria (Yorks) | [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] |
1992 | A London Overture | 1st | N | British Telecom | [29] |
1993 | A Celtic Suite | 3rd | N | Skelmanthorpe | [30] |
1994 | Partita | Ch | R | Regent Brass (L&SC) William Davis Construction Group (Mids) Ever Ready (NoE) BNFL Leyland Band (NW) CWS (Glasgow) (Sco) Cory (Wal) Flowers Band (WoE) Yorkshire Building Society Hammonds (Yorks) | [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] |
1995 | The Land of the Long White Cloud "Aotearoa" | 1st | R | City of Cambridge (L&SC) Rolls-Royce (Mids) EYMS Band (NoE) United Northwest Co-operative (Rochdale) (NW) Bon Accord Silver (Sco) Beaumaris (Wal) Swindon Pegasus Brass (WoE) Stocksbridge Engineering Steels (Yorks) | [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] |
1996 | A Malvern Suite | 4th | N | Manx Concert | [47] |
1998 | Between the Moon and Mexico | Ch | N | Brighouse & Rastrick | [48] |
1998 | Three Miniatures | 3rd | N | Oldham Brass 97 | [49] |
2000 | Variations on an Enigma | Ch | R | Aveley & Newham (L&SC) Desford Colliery (Mids) Ever Ready (NoE) Fodens Courtois (NW) CWS (Glasgow) (Sco) Buy As You View Cory (Wal) Flowers (WoE) Yorkshire Building Society (Yorks) | [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] |
2001 | Diversions – Variations on a Swiss Folk Song "Der Heimetvogel" | 2nd | N | Ammanford Town | [58] |
2004 | Kaleidoscope – Five Variations on the "Brugg Song" | 2nd | R | Becontree Brass (L&SC) Hathern (Mids) Ellington Colliery (NoE) Old Hall Brass (NW) Barrhead Burgh (Sco) Llanrug (Wal) Otterbourne Brass (WoE) Yorkshire Building Society Concert (Yorks) | [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] |
2004 | The Four Noble Truths | 4th | N | Potters Bar | [67] |
2006 | Valerius Variations | 4th | N | Dodworth Colliery M.W. | [68] |
2007 | Music for Battle Creek | Ch | N | Grimethorpe Colliery | [69] |
2008 | The Saga of Haakon the Good | 1st | N | Seindorf Beaumaris | [70] |
2010 | Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes from Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony | 4th | R | Battle Town (L&SC) Shipston Town (Mids) Stape Silver (NoE) Hazel Grove (NW) Dumfries Town (Sco) Crwbin (Wal) Test Valley Brass (WoE) Worsbrough Brass (Yorks) | [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] |
2011 | Portrait of a City | 2nd | N | Brunel Brass | [79] |
2013 | Harmony Music | Ch | R | Regent Brass (L&SC) Jaguar Land Rover (Mids) NASUWT Riverside (NoE) Leyland (NW) Whitburn (Sco) Tongwynlais Temperance (Wal) Flowers (WoE) Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Yorks) | [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] |
2013 | A Malvern Suite | 4th | N | TBD | [88] |
References
- ↑ "Biography". Philip Sparke. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Hal Leonard Online". www.halleonard.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ Newsome, Roy (2006-01-01). The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754607175.
- ↑ "Orient Express (Philip Sparke)". Fanfare De Vooruitgang Stiphout. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "Awards - Wind Repertory Project". www.windrep.org. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "IBEW - The Internet Bandsman's Everything Within". www.ibew.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "Music of the Spheres wins major US award". theMouthPiece.com Brass Band Forum. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "Sparke to receive BUMA Award". 4barsrest. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-fourth-section/1985-03-03/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-north-area-fourth-section/1985-04-20/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-south-area-fourth-section/1985-03-02/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-4th-section/1985-03-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-fourth-section/1985-01-01/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-fourth-section/1985-03-02/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-fourth-section/1985-02-23/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-fourth-section/1985-04-27/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-fourth-section/1985-02-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-championship-section/1987-10-03/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-third-section/1990-10-06/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-third-section/1991-03-02/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-north-area-third-section/1991-03-09/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-3rd-section/1991-03-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-third-section/1991-03-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-third-section/1991-03-02/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-wales-area-third-section/1991-01-01/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-third-section/1991-03-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-third-section/1991-04-20/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-third-section/1991-02-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-first-section/1992-10-04/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-third-section/1993-09-18/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-championship-section/1994-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-championship-section/1994-03-05/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-championship-section/1994-03-01/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-championship-section/1994-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-championship-section/1994-02-27/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-championship-section/1994-01-01/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-championship-section/1994-04-30/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/bands/hammonds-saltaire-band/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-first-section/1995-03-12/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-first-section/1995-03-12/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-1st-section/1995-01-01/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-first-section/1995-03-12/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-first-section/1995-02-25/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-first-section/1995-04-22/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-first-section/1995-03-25/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-first-section/1995-03-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-fourth-section/1996-09-21/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-championship-section/1998-10-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-third-section/1998-09-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-championship-section/2000-03-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-championship-section/2000-03-05/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-championship-section/2000-03-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-championship-section/2000-03-12/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-championship-section/2000-03-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-championship-section/2000-03-19/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-championship-section/2000-03-26/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-championship-section/2000-03-05/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-second-section/2001-09-22/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-second-section/2004-03-20/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-second-section/2004-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-2nd-section/2004-03-21/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-second-section/2004-03-14/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-second-section/2004-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-second-section/2004-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-second-section/2004-03-27/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-second-section/2004-03-06/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-fourth-section/2004-09-11/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-fourth-section/2006-09-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-championship-section/2007-10-20/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-first-section/2008-09-28/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-fourth-section/2010-03-20/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-fourth-section/2010-03-14/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-4th-section/2010-03-21/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-fourth-section/2010-03-14/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-fourth-section/2010-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-fourth-section/2010-03-21/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-fourth-section/2010-03-13/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-fourth-section/2010-03-07/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-second-section/2011-09-24/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/london-and-southern-counties-championship-section/2013-03-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/midlands-area-championship-section/2013-03-10/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-of-england-area-championship-section/2013-03-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/north-west-area-championship-section/2013-03-10/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/scottish-championship-championship-section/2013-03-10/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/welsh-area-championship-section/2013-03-17/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/west-of-england-area-championship-section/2013-03-10/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/yorkshire-area-championship-section/2013-03-03/
- ↑ http://brassbandresults.co.uk/contests/national-finals-fourth-section/2013-09-21/