Idar Torskangerpoll

This song by ABBA is the core of the European disco-sound in the eighties. It was released in 1980 when ABBA was in its superstardom. A good tune with almost a sing-along guarantee from the audience....

The One You Know is the biggest hit and most famous song by Norwegian artist Marius Müller. The song is the title track from his 1981 debut record. Müller was regarded as one of Norway's best guitaris...

Der Rockhit 'Back in Black' mit einem der bekanntesten Gitarrenriffs von AC/DC wurde 1980 nur noch von Michael Jacksons 'Thriller' übertroffen.

'10,000 Lovers (In One)' is a hit single by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT, taken from their 1987 album 'Tell No Tales'. The song was written about a girl who TNT's vocalist at that time, Tony Harne...

This South African tune is by 'Freshlyground' the band most known for 'waka waka' with Shakira during the Football World Cup in South Africa. This is indeed happy music and captures many elements of t...

This is the title song from the popular musical with the same name. Louis Armstrong's famous version is partly the basis for this arrangement. Watch out for perfect balance between melody and accompan...

Living Doll by Lionel Bart is made famous because of two recordingss by British singer Cliff Richard. The first one from 1959 backed by 'The Shadows' (at that time still named 'The Drifters'), and aga...

This song from the album 'Hybel' by the band 'Trang Fødsel' was the summer-hit in 1997 and also nominated to Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian equivalent to Grammy) awards that year. Founded in the ear...

Erna Franklin was the first to make this song a hit but Stevie Wonder made it a Billboard no. 2 in 1968. After that it's regarded as one of the greatest Motown-classics of all time. One of the real gr...

A beautiful love song from Northern Norway. Close your eyes and you can both see and feel the midnight sun.

The man in the moon is the titlecut from the group, 'Vamp', 8th album and was released in september 2002. This is a great pop-tune that has tastes of both Norwegian and Irish traditional music. Vamp i...

The Fox - der Youtube-Hit des norwegischen Duos Ylvis in einem Arrangement von Idar Torskangerpoll. Noten für Schulorchester / flexible Besetzung / Blasorchester - Partitur und Stimmen

This is a proper happy-tune for young musicians in a school band. It's easy to play and easy to listen to. Repetitive rhythms and patterns make it easy to follow. The instrumentation is adapted to th...

This song first became a hit by Brazilian singer Morris Albert. 'Feelings' must be one of the most known love-songs of all time thanks to numerous recordings from artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley...

This song have been one the most popular ballads in Norway since it was recorded by the group 'Vamp' in 1993. The poem, written by Kolbein Falkeid, is the story about a dream. It is a man who tells th...

This piece was commisioned by The Norwegian Band Federation - Northwestern Region for an summer festival in Eid. Intrada Orientale recieved it's first performance there in 2012. It is a concert-opene...

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) was asked by his sister to compose music for a play for her children in 1890. He first started to compose Hänsel und Gretel, based on the fairy tale by the Brothers G...

This piece was commisioned by The Norwegian Band Federation - Northwestern Region for an summer festival in Eid. Intrada Orientale recieved it's first performance there in 2012. It is a concert-opene...

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...

Der Song taucht früh im Film "Zurück in die Zukunft" auf, als Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) mit dem Skateboard zur Schule fährt. Später im Film spielen McFly und seine Band eine Hard-Rock-Version des S...

'Remember Me' is a song from the 2017 animated Disney Pixar film 'Coco'. The song apperars in several different versions throughout the movie, as a mariachi arrangement, ballad and even as a pop vers...

Norwegian Sunset, composed by Danish composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, is a famous song in Norway. In the movie Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, it's performed under a starry night by the main character Reodor F...

This is a medley from the advent series 'Snowfall' produced by NRK, the Norwqegian Broadcasting Corporation. The series tells the story about the orphan Selma who dreams of having her own family. She...

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...