Category: Spartan Press

  • Chesterton Flowers

    A Suite for Strings — Op. 66 Music by Mark Goddard Clifton Edition are preparing a new edition of this work, due later in 2026 Mark Goddard’s Chesterton Flowers: A Suite for Strings Op. 66includes: Hollyhocks, Deadly Nightshade, French Marigolds and Canterbury Bells. This music was commissioned for a performance at a flower festival, held…

  • A Tale of Five Winds

    A Christmas Story for Wind Quintet and Narrator  — Op. 57 Story by Stephen Pegg. Music by Mark Goddard A new edition is now available in printed or digital format from Clifton Edition!  A charming Christmas story, ideal for a family Christmas concert. The Narrator tells the story, while the music features each of the…

  • Pasodoble Demento for Brass Band

    Op. 72 Clifton Edition will be publishing a new edition, later in 2026! First performed by Wantage Silver Band, England in June 1983. Pasodoble Demento is a popular short ‘lollipop’ for Brass Band. First performed by Wantage Silver Band, England in June 1983, this encore piece has been republished as part of Spartan’s 30th birthday…

  • The Circus for Brass Band

    Op. 49 News from Clifton Edition… A carefully revised and fully typeset new edition will be launching soon. This short overture, which parallels some of the traditional circus acts (for example trapeze, jugglers, clowns etc.), is a tribute to, and an affectionate parody of, a long lost and much missed musical genre. First performed by…

  • Sea Legend for Brass Band

    Op. 70 A New Edition is in preparation with Clifton Edition – coming soon! First performed by Wantage Silver Band, England in June 1983. Featuring three solo cornets, the ingredients of a “Rip-roaring Seafarer’s Yarn” permeate the music throughout. Described as a ‘Tone Poem’, this new edition of Sea Legend for Brass Band, carefully revised…

  • Colloquy

    for Clarinet in Bb and Guitar Op. 30 New Edition recently published by Clifton Edition. Carefully revised and fully re-typeset. Written in November 1979 in London. First performed at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Notes Free sample pages MP3 file

  • Concerto for Brass

    Op. 41 Written in November 1981 in London. First performed at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Initially published by Spartan Press (SP111). New edition now available: carefully revised and fully typeset, republished by Clifton Edition. Notes Short promotional YouTube video Free sample pages MP3 files

  • Trauer-Musik

    This work will be published by Clifton Edition in 2026. Currently ‘In Preparation’. Carl Maria von Weber:Trauer-Musik J 116 Reconstructed byMark Goddard forFour Part Choir (SATB)Baritone SoloistFlute2 Clarinets in Bb2 Bassoons2 Horns in F2 Trumpets in BbBass TromboneTimpani Duration: approx. 7 minutes Programme Note Trauer-Musik or “Mourning Music” by Weber, composed for the actor Max…