Mandalen Landscapes

Philip Sparke

Subtitle: Vakre Måndalen

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Anglo Music, through De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €107.47 | Score Only (print) - €12.62

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Glockenspiel
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The picturesque town of Måndalen lies amid snow-covered mountains and scenic fjords on the west coast of Norway. Måndalen Landscapes was commissioned by and written for Måndalen Skule og Ungdomskorps (Måndalen School and Youth Band) for a major concert in November 2003 at the instigation of its conductor, John Hudson, a long-time friend of composer Philip Sparke.

Sparke set out to capture the beauty of the area in music and the piece opens with an evocation of the crisp, clear air of a Norwegian morning. After this introduction, the main theme is stated on clarinets and saxophones. A central bridge section takes the listener through several moods until the brass reintroduce the main theme under a woodwind descant. Material from the introduction brings the work to a peaceful close.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) – 2005

State Ratings

Florida: IV
Michigan: Senior High C
North Carolina: III

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

William Fremd High School (Palatine, Ill.) Wind Symphony – 3 May 2018
VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) – 16 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Atlantic Odyssey (2010)
Ballad for Benny (2001)
Bandwagon (2004)
Barn Dance and Cowboy Hymn (1982)
Beethoven's Greeting (2008)
Bestiarium Suite
- Tropical Fishes (Appermont)
- Dance of the Whale (Sparke)
- Tyrannosaurus Rex (Ferran)
- The Snail (Van der Roost)
- The Apes (Smith)
- The Woodworm (Valencia)
- The Kangaroo (Houben)
- Charlie, the Chameleon (Alarcon)
- The Fly (Navarro)
Between the Two Rivers (2003)
Big Sky Overture
Blazon (2010)
A Bluegrass Overture (2017)
Bolero (as arranger) (1928/2011)
Cambridge Intrada
The Camelot Chronicles
Carnival (1997)
Carol of the Shepherds (2001)
Celebration (1993)
The Centurion (1988/2000)
Chorale and Variations (2004)
Clarinet Calypso (2003)
Colorado Springs (2007)
A Colour Symphony (2015)
Concert Prelude (1976/2000)
Concertino Classico (2010)
Concerto for Clarinet (2003)
Dance Movements (1995)
Dance of the Whale. See: Bestiarium Suite
Deserts (2008)
Diamond Concerto (2012)
Diversions - Variations on a Swiss Folk Song (1998)
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
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)
Fiesta! (1998)
Fiesta de la Vida
Five Festive Fanfares
Flying the Breeze (2002/2004)
The Four Noble Truths (2003/2004)
Four Norfolk Dances (2001)
Girl with the Flaxen Hair, The (as arranger) (1910/2007)
Hail the Dragon! (2010)
Harlequin (2004)
Hanover Festival (2000)
A Huntingdon Celebration (2003)
Infinity and Beyond... (2001)
Invictus (2001)
Jubilee Overture (1983)
A Klezmer Karnival (2004)
The Land of the Long White Cloud (1980/1988)
A Lindisfarne Rhapsody (1998)
The Long Day Closes (as arranger) (1868/2007)
Madrigalum (2006)
Måndalen Landscapes (2004)
Manhattan (2004)
Marchissimo (2004)
Mary's Boy Child (as arranger)
Masquerade (2003)
Merry-Go-Round (2002)
Morning Song (2002)
Music for a Festival (1985)
Music of the Spheres (2004)
Navigation Inn
Once in Royal David’s City (as arranger)
Orient Express (1987)
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)
Pastime with Good Company (as arranger) (15--?/2005)
Postcard from Singapore (2004)
The Pioneers (2005)
A Quiet Moment (2007)
Reflections
Reflections on an Old Japanese Folk Song (2015)
Rhythm and Blues (arr. Wheeler) (1986/2012)
The Roaring Forties (2008)
Sailing with the Tall Ships (2012)
Salute to a Hero (2009)
A Savannah Symphony (2010)
Scenes from a Comedy
The Seasons (2005)
Shalom! (2001)
Sierra Nevada (2006)
Sinfonietta No. 1 (1990)
Sinfonietta No. 2 (1992)
Sinfonietta No. 3 (2001)
Sleepers, Awake! (as transcriber)
Snow Valley Sleigh Ride (2007)
Song and Dance (1984)
Sounds of the Saint Lawrence (2008)
Spirit of the Sequoia (2004)
St. Paul's Suite (as arranger) (1912-1913/2017)
Strathcarron (2002)
Suite from Hymn of the Highlands (2002)
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)
Tameside Overture (1989)
Te Deum Prelude (as arranger)
Ten Chorale Preludes (as arranger) (1914/2002)
Theatre Music (1989)
Three English Folk Song Miniatures (2013)
Three Klezmer Miniatures (2009)
Three Washington Statues (2015)
To a New Dawn (2000)
To a Wild Rose (as arranger)
Tokyo Triptych (2007)
Trombone Concerto (2007)
Tuba Concerto (2007)
The Unknown Journey (2014)
Valerius Variations (2005)
Veni Immanuel (2003)
Victory Fanfare
A Weekend in New York (2008)
The White Rose (2002)
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
Philip Sparke website Accessed 23 January 2022
Sparke, P. (2004). Måndalen Landscapes [score]. Anglo Music Press: Wembley, England.