Sparke, Phillip -A Colour Symphony for concert band *Bärenreiter Seahorse Sonnet

Seahorse Sonnet

the last period shows a decline in an aesthetic sense

All intermediate techniques introduced or developed

which used similar melodic shapes

what an effect it made – glorious and grand

Sparke, Phillip -A Colour Symphony for concert band *Bärenreiter Seahorse SonnetSymphony No. 3 Description Philip Sparke's third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by "sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel" conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the four movements (white, yellow, blue and red) the composer creates links between the instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation