John Brakstad Sheet Music for Concert Band

The opening theme, symbolising a sunrise, is repeated throughout the work, giving the promise of hope for a new day. The musical and conceptual idea for this work is taken from Revelation 22, 5: 'And...

Night is a calm, slow piece of music. Almost like an ancient chant.

The suite is constructed around a Norwegian folk tune. The melody is called 'Dark Forebodings', and the words of the song revolve around thoughts and reflections on a future that can take unexpected,...

Suite in 3 movements. This suite was originally written for the Tonika Champion competition in 1976. This is a new, and revised edition.

COBALT was commisioned by Modum Janitsjar as own choice piece for the Norwegian championship (third section) 2009. The Royal Cobalt Works of Modum were established in 1773 to extract cobalt ore from t...

TOCATTA e CORALE was commissioned by Dragefjellets Musikkorps, from Bergen, Norway, for their 100th anniversary.

When my grandson Jonathan and his beloved Maria Othilie were to be wed, they asked if I could compose a trumpet solo for the prelude / bridal entrance in the church. But they didn't want a traditional...

O Sanctissima is a Sicilian folkhymn with words related to Christmas. The difficulty is graded to 2.5 - 3, due to some short modulations. There are doublings and cue-notes in many parts, so even small...

In some scandinavian countries the tune Lobe den Herren is connected to a carol: Christmas Chimes. To the conductor: Have attention to the change of style in cantabile and deciso.

Eröffnungsstück der olympischen Spiele 1994 in Lillehammer

Homeward was written for piano in 1895 by Edvard Grieg Op. 62, in the famous series 'Lyric Pieces'. In 'Homeward' you meet him fresh and rhythmically challenging. He also uses chord combinations that...

From the famouse 'Lyric Pieces' op. 71 1901 (piano), Brakstad has made this wonderful arrangement. It is for a concert band, but important lines are qued in other instruments, so it can be played also...