Saga Concert Band Originals

All men had feets is a folk tune from Trondheim, transcribed around 1850 by L. M. Lindeman. In more recent times, the song has been popularized by artists such as Alf Cranner. The lyrics are both maca...

A little child so cheerful (Et lite barn så lystelig) The hymn «A little child so cheerful» is originally a German christmas song from the first part of the fifteen century. There are several variatio...

Land-Sighting, Opus 31, was composed by Edvard Grieg in 1872 to a text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. It premiered at Akershus Fortress on May 17, 1872, as part of a fundraising event for the restoration o...

Nessun Dorma (English: "None Shall Sleep") is an aria from the opera "Turandot", composed by Giacomo Puccini. Today, the aria is extremely well-known and has, in many ways, become a symbol of Italian...

In terms of scope, the stage music for Bjørnson's play "Maria Stuart in Scotland" is Nordraak's main work. It demonstrates his undeniable talent for bringing a text to life dramatically, as well as hi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dream of Flight is a concert march commissioned by The Royal Norwegian Air Force for their 80th anniversary in 2024. It is a semi programmatic piece, who tries to describe the irrepressible optimism t...

Molinasque is a grotesque dance full of speed and excitement. The fun almost bubbles over. "Grotesk" refers to the caricatured and exaggerated. Heavier instrumentation, darker timbre and rhythmic irre...

5 Songs for Wind Ensemble are, as the title suggests, five short pieces for concert band. They range from everyday miniatures to more introspective works. The first, "To reach for fire," is built on m...

When summer sleeps in light is inspired by the bright summer night. The night when it is both dark and light at the same time. At 4 in the morning, when everything is colored in dark pastel colors and...

Villfar is a tone poem for a legend that does not exist. It lives only in the music, and in our memories. The piece contains folkloric elements, with themes that appear, change, and adapt to their sur...

In the march «Babylon», it is used themes from Bellmans song no. 41 from Fredman's song Joachim from Babylon. The song is inspired by the biblical story of Susanna in the bath, where the figure Joachi...

Festsodd, which is a name of a soup consisting of meat, potatoes and carrots eaten on festive occations, is a divertimento for wind band, written for "Strinda ungdomskorps" for their 100 year annivers...