Shalom!

Philip Sparke

Philip Sparke

Subtitle: Suite of Israeli Folk Songs

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Anglo Music, through Music Shop Europe
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00   |   Score Only (print) - $16.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbal
• Glockenspiel
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Tubular Bells
• Whistle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Renowned composer Philip Sparke brings elements of the long history of Jewish folksong to life in this rich and varied suite for concert band. A wide spectrum of moods are presented in the three movements including traditional songs: V'ha'ir Shushan; Havdala; Hanerot Halalu; Ba'olam Haba; Mishenichnas Adar; Ani Purim and Yom Tov Lanu.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Iowa: III
• Tennessee: IV

Performances

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• Peninsula Concert Band (Williamsburg, Va.) (Wayne Ligas, conductor) - 13 December 2023
• University of Michigan - Flint (Flint, MI) Wind Symphony (Douglas Burtch, conductor) - 22 November 2022
• Wheaton (Ill.) North High School Concert Band (Kent Krause, conductor) - 9 May 2019
• Peninsula Concert Band (Williamsbrg, Va.) (Ronnie Tong, conductor) - 11 December 2018
• Wheaton (Ill.) North High School Concert Band (Kent Krause, conductor) - 12 May 2016
• Temple University (Philadelphia, Penn.) Night Owls Campus Community Band (Sangbum Kim, conductor) – 5 December 2015
• John Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) Band (Ryan Banda, conductor) – 18 December 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Atlantic Odyssey (2010)
• Bacchanalia (2019/2020)
• Ballad for Benny (2001)
• The Bandwagon (2004)
• Barn Dance and Cowboy Hymn (1985)
• Beethoven's Greeting (2008)
• Between the Two Rivers (2003)
• Big Sky Overture (2002)
• Blazon (2010)
• Blue Rock (2008)
• A Bluegrass Overture (2017)
• Bohemian Rhapsody (as arranger) (1975/2011)
• Bolero (as arranger) (1928/2011)
• Cambridge Intrada (2007)
• The Camelot Chronicles (2007)
• Carnival (1997)
• Carol of the Shepherds (2001)
• Celebration (1993)
• The Centurion (1988/2000)
• Chorale and Variations (2004)
• A Christmas Herald (2008)
• Clarinet Calypso (2003)
• Clarinet Concerto (2003)
• Colditz March (as arranger) (1972/2014)
• Colorado Springs (2007)
• A Colour Symphony (2015)
• Concert Prelude (1976/2000)
• Concertino Classico (2010)
• Dance Movements (1995)
• Dance of the Whale (2013/2014), from Bestiarium
• David of the White Rock (as arranger) (1741/2003)
• Deserts (2008)
• Diamond Concerto (2012)
• Diversions (1999)
• Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (as arranger) (1790/2011)
• The Earl of Oxford's Marche (as arranger) (1581–91/2006)
• Earth, Water, Sun, Wind (2000)
• An English Sea Song Suite (2006)
• Euphonium Concerto No. 2 (2005)
• Exultation (2010)
• Fanfare for Saint Cecilia (2008)
• Fanfare, Romance and Finale (1990)
• Fantasy for Euphonium (1995)
• A Festive Tribute (J.S. Bach) (2007)
• Fiesta! (1998)
• Fiesta de la Vida (2005/2006)
• Five Festive Fanfares (2000)
  • Victory Fanfare
• Flowerdale (2002/2010)
• Flying the Breeze (2002/2004)
• The Four Noble Truths (2003/2004)
• Four Norfolk Dances (2001)
• Gemini Concerto (2017/2019)
• The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (as arranger) (1910/2007)
• Hail the Dragon! (2010)
• Hanover Festival (2000)
• Harlequin (2004)
• A Huntingdon Celebration (2003)
• In Memoriam: For the Fallen (2015)
• Infinity and Beyond... (2001)
• Invictus (2001)
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (as arranger) (1723/2004)
• Jubilee Overture (1983)
• Jubiloso (2008/2009)
• A Klezmer Karnival (2004)
• The Land of the Long White Cloud (1980/1988)
• The Legend of Spirit Island (2017)
• Letter from Home (2008)
• A Lindisfarne Rhapsody (1998)
• The Long Day Closes (as arranger) (1868/2007)
• Looking Up, Moving On (2012)
• MacArthur Park (as arranger) (1967/2005)
• Madrigalum (2006)
• Måndalen Landscapes (2004)
• Manhattan (2004)
• Marchissimo (2004)
• Mary's Boy Child (as arranger) (1956/2003)
• Masquerade (2003)
• A Medieval Christmas (2011)
• Merry-Go-Round (2002)
• Morning Song (2002)
• Mountain Song (1990/1993)
• Moving Heaven and Earth (2012)
• Music for a Festival (1985)
• Music of the Spheres (2004)
• Navigation Inn (2000)
• North Hills Fantasy (2021)
• Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains (2012/2013)
• Once in Royal David’s City (as arranger) (1849/2004)
• Orient Express (1987/1994)
• Out of the Darkness, Into the Light (2003)
• Overture for Woodwinds (2000)
• The Painted Desert (2004)
• Panis Angelicus (as arranger) (1872/2001)
• Pantomime (1988/1996)
• Pantomime (arr. Maldonado) (1988)
• Pastime with Good Company (as arranger) (15--?/2005)
• Pentangle (2021)
• The Pioneers (2005)
• A Pittsburgh Overture (1992)
• The Planetarium
• Portrait of a City (2002)
• Postcard from Singapore (2004)
• Prelude to a Celebration (2007)
• Pulcinella (2021)
• A Quiet Moment (2007)
• Reflections (2011)
• Reflections on an Old Japanese Folk Song (2015)
• Rhythm and Blues (arr. Wheeler) (1986/2012)
• The Roaring Forties (2008)
• Royal Salute (2007)
• Sailing with the Tall Ships (2012)
• Salute to a Hero (2009)
• A Savannah Symphony (2010)
• Scenes from a Comedy (2007)
• The Seasons (2005)
• Shalom! (2001)
• Sierra Nevada (2006)
• Sinfonietta No. 1 (1990)
• Sinfonietta No. 2 (1992)
• Sinfonietta No. 3 (2001)
• Sinfonietta No. 4 (2012)
• Sinfonietta No. 5 (2021)
• Sleepers, Awake! (as transcriber) (1731/2002)
• Slipstream (1987/1990)
• Snow Valley Sleigh Ride (2007)
• Song and Dance (arr. Brand) (1984/2009)
• Song of Friendship (2017)
• The Song of the Bell (2012)
• Sounds of the Saint Lawrence (2008)
• Spirit of the Sequoia (2004)
• St. Paul's Suite (as arranger) (1912–13/2017)
• Strathcarron (2002)
• Suite from Hymn of the Highlands (2002)
• Summer Isles (2002/2006)
• The Sun Will Rise Again (2011)
• Sunrise at Angel's Gate (2001)
• Symphonic Metamorphosis (2007)
• Symphony No. 1. See: Earth, Water, Sun, Wind
• Symphony No. 2. See: A Savannah Symphony
• Symphony No. 3. See: A Colour Symphony
• Tales of the River Wye (2007)
• Tallis' Canon (arr. Sparke) (/2012)
• A Tameside Overture (1989)
• Te Deum Prelude (as arranger) (1688–98/2001)
• Ten Chorale Preludes (as arranger) (1914/2002)
• Theatre Music (1989)
• Three English Folk Song Miniatures (2013)
• Three Extraordinary Journeys (2006)
• Three Klezmer Miniatures (2009)
• Three Washington Statues (2015)
• Time Remembered (2001)
• To a New Dawn (2000)
• To a Wild Rose (as arranger) (1896/2002)
• Tokyo Triptych (2007)
• Trombone Concerto (2007)
• Tuba Concerto (2007)
• Two-Part Invention (2003/2008)
• The Unknown Journey (2014)
• Valerius Variations (2005)
• Variations on a Fourth (2019/2022)
• Veni Immanuel (2003)
• Watch Your Step! (2017)
• A Weekend in New York (2008)
• The White Rose (2002)
• Wind in the Reeds (2017)
• Wilten Festival Overture (1999)
• A Winter's Tale (2010)
• Year of the Dragon (1984/1985)
• Year of the Dragon (2017 edition) (1984/1985/2017)
• A Yorkshire Overture (1991)

Resources

• Perusal score (in Attachments)
• Philip Sparke website. Accessed 1 February 2023
• Sparke, P. (2001). Shalom: For Concert Band: [Suite of Israeli Folk Songs] [score]. Anglo Music Press: Wembley, Eng.