A Road Less Travelled By

A Road Less Travelled By

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Philip Sparke

A Road Less Travelled By

A Road Less Travelled By

Philip Sparke

A Road Less Travelled By

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  • Idioma: alemán inglés francés neerlandés
  • Publicado en: 01.05.2024
  • Género: Música de concierto
  • ISMN: 9790570711246
A Road Less Travelled By was commissioned by Palangos Orkestras for the Championship Section of the 22 European Brass Band Championships held in Palanga, Lithuania. The title alludes to a poem by American author, Robert Frost, which appeared in his 1916 collection, Mountain Intervals. In common with most of the composer’s larger works, the piece is not programmatic, but purely abstract. The choice of title shares Sparke’s view of how composers can often develop. There can be no ‘destination’ in a composer’s career, but rather a continuing journey to an unknown place. Set in three movements, which play without a break, A Road Less Travelled By opens with a Moto Perpetuo firmly rooted in classical language, form and syntax. A continuous river of semiquavers, veering from melody to accompaniment and back again, adds drive, energy and motion. The second movement, Nocturne, is in the form of a free fantasia; solos for vibraphone, flugel horn and euphonium set the stage for a central cornet solo, quietly echoed by the full band. A triumphal climax is reached before the movement dissolves into a Scherzo Finale. A brief coda based on earlier material drives the piece to a close.