This great piece is a result of two outstanding composers creative ability. The French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) used the Prelude No. 1 from 'Das Wohltemperierte Klavier' by Johann Sebasian...
One of the most famous arias in the history of opera. Masterful arrangement for vocal- or instrumental soloist with band! Puccini composed one of the most beautiful arias of the opera litterature with...
This medley is from the famous TV series about Pippi. The arrangement was written for the Staff Band of the Norwegian Army's concerts for children. This is fun music both for young and old.
This piece is a collection of three folk songs from Nord-Gudbrandsdal in Norway. To the Conductor: First part (from bar 8): The trumpets presents the theme while the horns and trombones represents a k...
Svendsen wrote his three Norwegian rhapsodies between 1876 and 1877. All of them are largely based on themes from a collection og songs Ældre og nyere norske Fjeldmelodier' by L.M. Lundeman. Norwegian...
Johan Svendsen wrote several great adaptions of folk music for strings. These are all characterized by his tasteful harmonics. Far Away Star is one of the two Swedish folk songs published as op. 27 fo...
This great solo for piccolo with concert band is simply one of the most beautiful solo pieces ever written. Italian baroque music at it's very best! The Italian baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi (1678...
In 1916, Norway established a new order whereunder the Army was divided into divisions instead of brigades. A new central command was naturally established, and the band of the 1st Brigade now became...
A great march composed by Oscar Borg, the most famous norwegian composer of music for band. It's always been a part of the repertoire for the 1st Brigade Band (Now The Norwegian Wind Ensemble) in Hald...
