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Must never be performed. E.G. This is what Edvard Grieg wrote on the score of his only symphony after attending a rehearsal and hearing Johan Svendsen's symphony. The work remained "dormant" for over...

The March in E-flat major, WAB 116, was composed on August 12th, 1865, during his time in Linz. The piece was written for the military band of the local rifle regiment as a gesture of appreciation for...

Nordic Capriccio, Op. 28, was composed in 1943. About its creation, Erland von Koch wrote: This was my first composition that truly expressed my emerging interest in folk music. The foundation is an o...

Planning a gaming-themed concert for your band and struggling to find music? You're not alone! The arranger faced the same problem with the school band he conducts, so he took matters into his own han...

The Norwegian composer Christian Sinding (1856–1941) wrote many lyrical songs, including "Sommerkveld" (Opus 36, No. 7: "Det er sommerkveld som da"). The accompaniment for the soloist should remain so...

Siddis Brass is Norway's leading entertainment contest for brass bands. For the 2025 competition, the renowned Championship Section band Krohnengen Brass Band aimed to present a program based on the f...

Planning a gaming-themed concert for your band and struggling to find music? You're not alone! The arranger faced the same problem with the school band he conducts, so he took matters into his own han...

100 rubies is inspired by the unwavering will that our young band musicians and their support staff show year after year, - in good times and in bad times. When the Mandal boys' band turned 100 years...

100 rubies is inspired by the unwavering will that our young band musicians and their support staff show year after year, - in good times and in bad times. When the Mandal boys' band turned 100 years...

The Troll Circle is an attempt at a musical portrayal of the plot in Sigurd Hoel's novel of the same name. We meet the young man Håvard from Telemark, who arrives in a rural village in Eastern Norway...

Wonderful Peace was composed by Swedish composer Gustaf Nordqvist in 1921 and is one of the most well-known Swedish Christmas songs. It has been recorded by artists such as Sissel Kyrkjebø, The Real G...

David Foster (born 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger and musician. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on compo...

Romance and Scherzo is, as the name suggests, a short piece in two movements: A charming Romance and a dramatic Scherzo. The piece is originally for cornet and piano, and was written around 1900. In m...

Festive Music, Op. 25 was composed for the inauguration of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1908. The commission however caused concern for Alfvén until he paid Verner von Heidenstam a visit. The poet wa...

When I was a music student in Bergen in the late 1980s, conductor, arranger, and educator Tom Brevik commissioned me to arrange two folk tune suites for all young bands. The idea behind the suites was...

When I was a music student in Bergen in the late 1980s, conductor, arranger, and educator Tom Brevik commissioned me to arrange two folk tune suites for all young bands. The idea behind the suites was...

Folk tunes were collected as a part of building Norway as a independent country. Fiddlers and folk singers learned from each other. In the early 19 hundredth recordings were used to collect tunes and...

Brout was commissioned by Jane Westervik and Krohnengen Brass Band for KBB Ung. A famous Norwegian folk tune is used in this fun piece. It's about a he-goat that was stolen and slaughtered. The fanfa...

The most well-known piece by Owe Green is "By the end of the day", composed as the finale for the Skövde Tattoo in 1973. In this paraphrase, Lina Sandell's hymn "Bred dina vingar" ("Spread your wide w...

On the slopes of Billingen, north of Skövde, lies the farm Lagmansboda, where Green and his family often celebrated Midsummer. In 1971, he composed the "Lagmansboda Suite", comprising three movements:...

Song from Utanmyra is a Swedish folk melody that gained renewed popularity after jazz musician Jan Johansson recorded it on the album "Jazz på svenska" in 1964. Bjørn Linderoth wrote the lyrics that a...

Suite for Baritone & Concert Band was written as a tribute to my first trombone teacher, Svein Thorolf Berg. He performed it with Skeiene Janitsjar, a concert band with a reduced instrumentation. For...

This suite was composed in the winter of 2024, for the junior band of Tjøme skolemusikk. The different movements describe the challenges and joys of winter and the cold season: 1. Snow 2. Freezing Col...

JUBILEE SALUTE was commisioned by Bispehaugen Ungdomskorps for the band´s 100-years celebration in 2023. The composition has two main themes; theme A (Allegro) from bar 13, and theme B (Andante) from...

The concert march The Colonel was dedicated to Colonel Henrik Wrede, commander of the I 16 Regiment from 1944 to 1947, and its original title was Överste Wrede. However, as early as 1945 it was alread...