Intermediate Sheet Music from Norsk Noteservice

Santiago Lope was born in Ezcaray (La Rioja, Spain) on May 23. 1871. He studied violin and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Madrid. When the city of Valencia organized a municipal band in...

Summer Play Samba is, as the title suggests, a light summer samba, which flows like a fresh summer breeze into the ear canals and stays there. The piece was written in connection with an assignment th...

Lamento was composed in memory of Bjarne Haug Thesen (1957-2023). Bjarne came from Nord-Odal and had his musical base in Mo Skolemusikk and Nord-Odal Hornmusikk. In 1987, he was elected vice-president...

This song was written in 1931 by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It’s now one of the most popular songs from the Great American Songbook and it’s also recorded in many versio...

Along with "Mjelle," this is one of Terje Nilsen's very best and most well-known songs. And together with Halvdan Sivertsen, he is regarded as Northern Norway's greatest singer/songwriter. Nilsen, a n...

This evocative ballad is written by Geir Hvidsten (music) and Ingebjørg Bratland (lyrics). We recommend listening to the original recording by Ingebjørg Bratland in addition to the recording of this a...

Agathe Backer Grøndahl’s ‘Ballade’ can best be described as a Romantic character piece. Such one-movement piano pieces with titles that loosely indicate a mood/idea made out a central genre in the 19t...

Storbystev has a catchy tune, and incorporates a mix of funk-, samba- and rock rythms. The alto saxophone and trumpet are featured as soloists, but the piece also show-cases the tuba- and percussion s...

This piece was commissioned by Torskangerpoll Musikklag as a massed-band item for their “Storm Festival” in 2016. The “Storm Festival” is a festival for from bands all over Norway with concerts, parad...

This piece was commissioned by Torskangerpoll Musikklag as a massed-band item for their “Storm Festival” in 2016. The “Storm Festival” is a festival for from bands all over Norway with concerts, parad...

Today, this blues song is mostly recognized with the 'Blues Brothers' Movie featuring Dan Akroyd and John Belushi. it was composer and recorded as early as 1937 by Robert Johnson. Johnson (1911-1938)...

This is the main theme from the movie 'Gåten Ragnarock' (2013) superbly composed by Norwegian composer Magnus Beite. The music is narrative with long, melodic lines combined with a rhythmic drive. Thi...

Watch What Happens is taken from the film score of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," composed by Michel Legrand in 1964. The music was nominated for a Grammy that same year, and the film itself won the Pa...

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.

In Norwegian Rustic Dance Helge Hurum combines the tradition of Norwegian folkmusic with the rhythm and chord progessions of jazz. An excellent choice for any concert- and competiton! Norwegian Rustic...

Old Danish dance is a folk tune from Denmark. It's taken from 'Rasmus Storms notebook' from 1760. This arrangement for brassband was comissioned by the danish brassband Peder Most Garden' in Svendborg...

Sverre Bergh (1915-1980) was a central character in the music scene in Bergen, both as a musical leader at 'Den Nationale Scene' (theatre) and as a director for the 'Festspillene' music festival. He w...

This song from the band Hekla Stålstrenga is about Joe the boatbuilder. Joe builds the most fabulous boats, but has a deal with the devil that every seventh boat is going to him. Norwegian band Hekla...

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...

Funky Kidz is a cool tune that fits perfectly to showcase the beginners as soloists with the band. The solo part is easy to learn 'by ear', while a stylish bass ostinato makes it fun for the band to a...

From Both Sides Now', written in 1967, is one of the most famous songs by Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell. A novel by Saul Bellow, 'Henderson the Rain King', was her inspiration to write the...

Answer Me, My Love' was originally written with German lyrics by Fred Rauch and music by Gerard Winkler under the title 'Mutterlein'. Shortly after, Carl Sigman wrote the English lyrics and gave it th...

This brilliant scored entertainment piece is Sammy Nestico's tribute to the T-Ford. Out of print for many years but now available once again for new conductors, musicians and listeners as well.