This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title year of the dragon. Year of the dragon sheet music download free in pdf or. 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. Test pieces major works set as one of three championship section test pieces for the 2018 butlins mineworkers brass band contest. Score music of the spheres by philip sparke for brass band, orchestra. Year of the dragon sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Save on the music of the spheres grade 6 score only concert band level 6 composed by philip sparke from anglo music.
The year of the dragon, a threemovement work composed by philip sparke. Philip sparke the year of the dragon ebbc 1992 duration. The book is customtailored to the instrument concerned and introduces the novice musician to some of the worlds most popular christmas songs simple yet beautiful. Our latest victory against performing is for kids to lose the second trumpet and both oboe parts to philip sparke s year of the dragon the concert band version.
Uga british brass band university of georgia about the. The dragon is the fifth of the 12 chinese zodiac animals. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books and cds for orchestras and musicians since 1934. The year of the dragon is a musical composition by philip sparke originally written for brass band in 1984, and later transcribed for wind band. The mood becomes more subdued in the centre section as the cornet introduces a new theme that builds to an emotional climax. Please visit the anglo music page on this website to see the catalogue, which now covers all grades. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books, cd and dvd for orchestras and musicians since 1934. A tale as yet untold was specially commissioned by the cory band for the european brass band championships in linz, austria, 2010, and their winning performance gave them a hattrick of victories at the competition the commission brought the composer full circle and completes and long relationship with this remarkable band from wales, who commissioned one of the. The year of the dragon play, a play by frank chin, later adapted into a film starring george takei.
Year of the dragon 1981, novel written by robert daley. The year of the dragon the highlight of cory bands centenary celebrations throughout 1984 was a concert held in st. The year of the dragon the highlight of corys centenary celebrations throughout 1984 was a concert held in st. Dragon people will see the significantly improved overall fortune in 2020 and can be blessed in both career and love. University of georgia british brass band program james scott joined the calgary philhar. Here is a technically easy yet very beautiful melody by chopin, arranged by eric wilson. The year of the dragon by philip sparke 1951 score only. To view year of the dragon click here availability. The original wind band arrangement of the year of the dragon was made in 1985, a year after i wrote the brass band. Test pieces major works, 2020 regional test pieces difficulty level. The screenplay was written by cimino and oliver stone and adapted from the novel by robert daley. The year of the dragon, a song by philip sparke, brottum brass on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The year of the dragon 2017 edition the 2017 version of the year of the dragon was commissioned by the siena wind orchestra and given its world premiere on june 17th 2017 in bunkyo civic hall, tokyo, conducted by the composer. The now familiar blend of american or more specifically in the case of the year of the dragon, coplandesque. The year of the dragon test piece brass band results. Arrangements and originals followed in plentiful numbers although it was in 1984, with the year of the dragon, that he penned the work that many of us would still rank as his finest. Documents similar to fantasy for euphonium and concert band phillip sparke.
Shop the worlds widest selection of philip sparke concert band music, scores, parts and more. The year of the dragon sparke philip pistersstoffels. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books and. His early major works include the land of the long white cloud aotearoa written for the 1980 centennial new zealand brass band championship. The year of the dragon, a song by philip sparke, brottum.
It opens quietly with a long unison crescendo, interrupted by the basses, which in turn introduces a cornet fanfare, leading to a choralelike episode, building from the lower half of the. The year of the dragon brass doyen chandos records. The highlight of corys centenary celebrations throughout 1984 was a concert held in st. Philip sparke s skilful solos for strings separate books available for. Project to build a comprehensive database of contest results. Music for a festival philip sparke concert band noten. The piece opens with a lively and energetic fanfare. To view year of the dragon click here availability available. Anglo music music of the spheres grade 6 score only. Concert bandharmonie grade 4 prestige concert band set. The dragon symbolizes power, nobleness, honor, luck, and success in traditional chinese culture. Our latest victory against performing is for kids to lose the second trumpet and both oboe parts to philip sparkes year of the dragon the concert band version. Music new releases songs that unite rundel online promo 2020. Harmony music was written for the championship section finals of the national brass band championships of great britain held at the royal albert hall, london, in october 1987.
Score year of the dragon by philip sparke for wind band, orchestra. The dragon is a supernatural being with no parallel. Each year has an animal sign according to the 12 year cycle. There are many rhythms and chord progressions throughout the piece that would suggest a slight jazz influence, mostly in the style of george gershwin. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The band, with the aid of funds provided by the welsh arts council, commissioned philip sparke to write a work for first performance at this concert. Sparke the year of the dragon 10 piece brass brass. The year of the dragon philip sparke rundel verlag. Han er mest kendt for sine kompositioner for brassband og harmoniorkester. Youll find your philip sparke concert band sheet music at sheet music plus. Print and download in pdf or midi year of the dragon austin slagle. Set as the championship section test piece for the butlins mineworkers contest 20.
Fantasy for euphonium sparke pdf buy fantasy for euphonium and by sparke p at concert band sheet music. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Philip sparke the year of the dragon ebbc 1992 youtube. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Details of the brass band test piece the year of the dragon by sparke, philip. You should make good use of the good luck to find new opportunities. Created in 1993 by louis martinus, hafabra music specializes in wind band music. Concert band michael schaff, conductor america the beautiful 1882 samuel augustus ward 18471903 arr. Year of the dragon busta rhymes album year of the dragon ep by machine head. He subsequently went on to win the ebu new music for band competition three times, including in 1986. Sparke year of the dragon i am beating my head against a wall with kids losing parts. Year of the dragon is a 1985 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by michael cimino and starring mickey rourke, ariane koizumi and john lone. Philip sparke s skilful solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young string player from beginner to accomplished musician. This work falls into three movements which are played without a break.
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