Sparke - Aubade

Difficulty:  III

Length:  5:00

A lush melodic work for the euphonium that makes use of the wonderful singing high register of the euphonium, Aubade captures Philip Sparke ’s superb listenable melodic and harmonic writing.  A lilting middle section with a flowing line for the euphonium adds an excellent change of pace before the recapitulation.  The difficulties lie in the endurance required to keep a beautiful sound through the work and especially on the final b-flat’.  Luckily there is an optional f’ that works fine. 

Parts:  BC and TC