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Title	Deserts
Article no.	4031001
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Original contemporary music (20th, 21st century)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	United Kingdom (uk)
Publisher *	Anglo Music Press
Publisher's article no. *	AMP 245-010
Delivery publisher *	Hal Leonard Europe
Series title	Elite Series
EAN (GTIN) *	9790570292455
ISMN *	979-0-57029245-5
Year of publication	2008
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Composer	Sparke, Philip
Difficulty level	5
Evaluation level of countries	D5 (German highest level)
Duration	11:45
Additional info/contents	Deserts was commissioned for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble of the University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, by the University's Director of bands, Dr. Matthew J. George.It was premiered by them on March 2008. In initial discussions with Philip Sparke, Dr. George offered him the challenge of writing something outside his normal 'comfort zone'. The composer's style is usually optimistic and outgoing so they agreed on a 'sparse' piece, the composer deciding on the theme of 'nothingness' - deserts, so to speak.
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Programme notes *: During its composition, the piece took on a life of its own. It starts with the musical evocation of a desert (it could be sand, ice or extra-terrestrial) and ties into a theme the composer had previously explored: the paradox of danger combined with awesone natural beauty. A faster central section goes on to broaden the scope of the subject to deal with "emotional" deserts, and the dangers we face by isolating ourselves and not sharing our thoughts and emotions with others. It develops into a short of "battle" between brutality (emotional and/or physical) and the optimism of the human spirit - a short of struggle for dominance between pessimism and optimism. The slow music returns, but is transformed by the victory of optimism and the piece ends in tranquil serenity. Quelle/Source: CD-Corvertext Information: Anglo Music Press

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	Deserts (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Deserts (concert/wind band), full score
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