Cat No. JM102987
Price £103.00
Composer: Philip Sparke
Categories: TEST PIECES (Major Works), NEW & RECENT Publications

Grade 4.0
Duration 13.40

Sinfonietta: The Town Beneath the Cliff was commissioned by Holmestrand Ungdomskorps from Vestfold in Norway. The work is in four movements: a spectacular fanfare followed by a ‘moto perpetuo’-like toccata. The third movement Hymn is a beautiful piece of music allowing the band to show its musicality and sound. The last movement Scherzo Finale opens with a short phrase from Holmestrand’s own ‘town song’ – Holmestrandsangen, which comes again in full at the end of the piece, accompanied by a florid passage based on the opening theme.