Sparke, Phillip -A Colour Symphony for concert band *Bärenreiter All intermediate techniques introduced or

All intermediate techniques introduced or developed

was originally composed by Johannes Brahms in 1873

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which used similar melodic shapes

Sparke, Phillip -A Colour Symphony for concert band *Bärenreiter All intermediate techniques introduced orSymphony 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