Haakon Esplo

This beautiful little piece of music will be perfect to play at any concert. Elegy means lamentation and the melodic themes reflect this. You may use the piece to work with sound, dynamics and phrasi...

Let your youngest musicians present their instruments and be soloists in this simple piece! Let's meet the band has a tutti part as starts and finish and a flexible part in the middle (A and B) where...

This song was a huge hit when it was released by The Monroes on the album 'Face Another Day' in 1985. 20 years later it became as popular when it was re-recorded as 'Tsjeriau' with Ravi and DJ Lov. Th...

An entertaining and fun latin piece suitable both in concert and in the street. The piece is easy to play and catchy to listen to. There are many exciting tasks for the whole percussion section. Feel...

'De naere ting' ('The nearest thing)') is one of the most famous songs for 'sing-along' with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and music by Kurt Foss and Reidar Boe. They also recorded the song in the 1950...

Many prominent persons have got marches dedicated to them. Generals and colonels, kings and crownprinsesses, professors and captains. Now, finally the common man (you and me) can proudly say we have o...

This piece is about the anxiety of going to the doctor, the effect of taking too many pills, and the frustration of not getting the proper medication! This piece present challenges regarding accidenta...

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) moved from Italy to Paris and started as a kitchen boy. Alongside he also composed music and was a dancer and actor. He soon became leader of the court orchestra, and w...

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated 30 years in 2019 and the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family affairs commissioned Children's March for the celebration on Novem...

The Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jan Eggum is regarded as one of our most important musicians in the Norwegian folk art and popular music. He recorded his debut album 'Jan Eggum' in 19...

My heart is yours - Norways contribution to Eurovision Song Contest 2010. A beautiful and mighty song about love - in an arrangement made by Haakon Esplo.

'Hello' is a song by English singer Adele. It was released October 2015 as the first single from her third studio album, '25'. Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin. 'Hello' has achi...

The iconic soundtrack composed by John Williams continues with 'The Force Awakens', the seventh Star Wars movie. This arrangement for Young Band tries to capture the rich timbre of the original orches...

'Winter and Snow' was written by Sigurd Jansen and Alfred Naess and were recorded and released on single by Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre in 1966. The single was released in connection with the Nordi...

Most Scandinavian people know Benny Borg. As a guitarist, composer, lyric writer and a show actor, he has been producing great music for many decades. His most famous songs are probably 'Balladen om M...

Norwegian artist Jorn Hoel made his breakthrough with his album 'Varme ut av is' released in 1987. The songs 'Have a Dream' and 'Hold My Hand' became big hits and still stand out as some of the most p...

Sunday People is the title track from the debut album with the same name from the group The Monroes. The LP was released in 1983 and the Sunday People immediately became a huge hit. The Monroes was th...

The Norwegian Christmas movie 'Reisen til Julestjernen' (Journey to the Christmas Star) from 1976 with Hanne Krogh, Knut Risan and Bente Borsum as main characters is a dear holiday tradition for many...

The composer Trygve Hoff (1938-1987) wrote Nordnorsk Julesalme (North Norwegian Christmas Psalm) in the mid 80's. It has become a classic and is about to recognized a national hymn at Christmas time....

The heaven is with me is a Christmas song written by the Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist. It is recorded on her Christmas album 'Christmas in Betlehem' from 1999 and has become a very popular song to...

The popular children's musical 'Putti Plutti Pott og Julenissens skjegg' (' Plutti Plutti Pott and Santa Claus' beard') was composed by Per Asplin in 1969. It tells the story of the little boy Plutti...

'BlimE' is Norwegian Broadcasting's friendship campaign for children. The goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is 'Say hi! Be a friend! BlimE!'. Every year a song with acc...

Thorbjoern Egner's immortal story about Cardamom City has delighted children and adults since the book was published in 1955. The book became very popular and a play, own songs and record releases fol...

BlimE! is a campaign by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is "Say hello, be a Friend!" Each year, a new song is released togeth...