Salute to a Hero - Fanfare for Billy, Philip Sparke. Score Brass Band

DESCRIPTION
It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token of gratitude for his years work. In 2009, clarinet player Brenna Hensley had the idea to commission a new piece from composer Philip Sparke to present to band director Billy Daniel, which would be played at the Spring Concert later that month. Salute to a Hero was the result.The piece opens with a decorated fanfare played on cornets and trombones and, after a short bridge passage, this reappears, played by the full band. A central lyrical section brings a mood of calm, utilisingdifferent brass colours, before the fanfare returns to close the work.

SPECIFICATIONS
Subtitle Fanfare for Billy
Composer Philip Sparke
Product Format Score
Instrument Group Brass Band
Instrumentation Brass Band
Series Ceremonial Series
Band Grade of Difficulty Grade 3
Publisher Anglo Music Press
Genre Description Opening Pieces
Year of Publication 2009
Definitive Duration 00:02:15
Edition Number AMP 277
No. AMP 277-130