Billy Ashbough

Pang ist eine Onimatopoesie, die die brutalen Kräfte beschreibt, die vom ersten Takt an entfesselt werden. Der Energiestrom setzt sich im gesamten Stück fort. Das Stück wurde 1998 vom Bispehaugen Ungd...

Fraxinus Excelsior is the latin name for the ash tree. The piece is written for a school band seated in Asker, a community with its name derived from the word 'ash'. The tree is also known in Norse my...

Commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band. In 1911, the Australian pianist and composer (and friend of Edvard Grieg), Percy Grainger (1882-1961) went on a tour in Norway. He performed more than fo...

The piece was composed in 1988. The version for Concert Band was made in 2020. The title refers to a description of the wind of the north made by Olaus Magnus who lived in the 16th century. He drew ma...

This work was commissioned by Midtun Skoles Musikkorps (Bergen) and their conductor Christian Breistein. This is one of the best school bands in Norway, consisting of members up to 19 years of age. Aa...

The piece was commissioned by Manger Musikklag in 1990. It is structured as a series of long crescendi towards the dynamic climax in the last bars. Awakening also pointed out a new direction for me wh...

Rendezvous was commissioned by Krohnengen Brass Band for their 50th Anniversary in 2019. This version for Concert Band was scored autumn 2020. "Rendezvous" is devided into three sections. Each section...

I wrote a piece called Fancies for the wood wind ensemble B3 from Bergen (Norway). This ensemble has no brass or percussion included. In 2022 I reworked three of the movements for wind ensemble with b...

Das Wort "alt" und der Titel eines jeden Satzes beziehen sich auf die Musik der Vergangenheit. Das Wort "Licks" kommt aus dem Blues, Rock und Jazz. Licks können Arpeggio-Figuren, Skalen und Riffs sein...

Das Stück wurde vom norwegischen Bandverband Hordaland und dem Dirigenten Arvid Anthun für das 40-jährige Jubiläum der Hordaland Youth Band im Jahr 2021 in Auftrag gegeben. Das Stück ist Arvid Anthun...

Composed during the summer of 1988. Commissioned by The Norwegian Brass Band Club First performed in the Grieg Hall at the 10th Anniversary Concert for the Norwegian Championship, Bergen, February 198...

The composer: A short concert-opener where I use Norwegian folk-tunes. I wanted to create a short musical picture of the Vikings running from the seashore towards some people they wanted to fight down...

Wonderfull piece. Cornet section has tacet in this composition.

Commissioned by Manger School Band and their conductor (at that time) Bjoern Sagstad in 1990. He wanted a calm, slow piece of music. Nocturne means 'night music'. It does not reflect a particular drea...

This piece was commissioned by Nordhordland Brass Seminar in 1990 and written for a youth band. The title referes to a story from norse mythology. 'The Binding of the Wolf' is not a programmatic piec...

Verket ble bestilt av Norges Musikkorpsforbund som pliktnummer til NM for Brass Band 2. divisjon (nå 1. divisjon) 1990. Satstitlene er abstraksjoner der synsopplevelser er tenkt gjenskapt som musikk,...

Commissioned by Radøy Brass for their 20 years anniversary. This version was first performed by Manger Skulemusikklag in 2005. The Work is devided into Five Scenes: 1. Sverdet (The Sword) 3:45 2. Adva...

Commissioned by The Norwegian Band Federation for The European Brass Band Championship 2003, in Bergen, Norway (Third edition) I remember as a kid the very early morning wake-up ceremonies caused by S...

The work is important for me because it was my first piece to be performed outside Norway. Black Dyke Band/David King performed it and did a recording of it in 1991. In the original score I quote a Sw...

Rendezvous' was commissioned by Krohnengen Brass Band for their 50th Anniversary in 2019. 'Rendezvous' is devided into three sections. Each section are referring to Edvard Grieg's own titles. but twi...

This piece was written for Manger Skulemusikklag (Norway). The title is given 'NOCTURNE' (night song) for sereval reasons. It gave me the opportunity to compose a calm and introvert piece of music. Th...

Pang ist eine Onimatopoesie, die die brutalen Kräfte beschreibt, die vom ersten Takt an entfesselt werden. Der Energiestrom setzt sich im gesamten Stück fort. Das Stück wurde 1998 vom Bispehaugen Ungd...

Mit einem Duett von Altsaxophon und Flügelhorn auf der Melodie geht diese fröhliche Samba mühelos in einen Swing-Groove für den B-Teil des Stücks über. Das ausgeprägte harmonische Vokabular des Charts...

Mit einem Duett von Altsaxophon und Flügelhorn auf der Melodie geht diese fröhliche Samba mühelos in einen Swing-Groove für den B-Teil des Stücks über. Das ausgeprägte harmonische Vokabular des Charts...