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This hymn tune from the 11th century is the oldest known polyphonic arrangement of Norwegian Music. The text is in Latin and dedicated to St. Magnus. Magnus Orknoeyjarl (Magnus Erlendsson) (1076-1115)...

Olle Adolphson (1934 - 2004) was a swedish poet and folkmusic singer. His debut came in 1955 with the song collection named Aubade. Olle Adolphson was regarded as one of the founders of the nordic fol...

Uptown Girl is a song written and performed by the American pianist and vocalist Billy Joel. It was released in 1983 as a part of his record album 'An Innocent Man'. The lyrics describe a working-clas...

Candy for Beginners is a suite of three songs used by the composer with the youngest beginners throughout several years. The method is to sing the melodies before learning it on the instruments. Lyri...

Dieses Stück für eine Anfängerband wurde als Auftragswerk für Norsk Musikkforlag für deren Serie "Music for Beginners" geschrieben. Vortex Vibrations ist ein Up-Tempo-Stück, das in die Musik eintritt...

Candy for Beginners is a suite of three songs used by the composer with the youngest beginners throughout several years. The method is to sing the melodies before learning it on the instruments. Lyri...

This piece of music is a commissioned work for Lavangen School band and their band music convention in 2019. The piece was performed under the mountain Spanstind (located far north in Norway) by a ban...

Sammy Nestico's legendary car ride in an old T-Ford has long been a classic in the wind band repertoire. Now, the brass bands also can enjoy this car ride. In the piece Nestico uses percussion and win...

This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for yo...

Der Jazz-Standard 'Night and Day' von Cole Porter stammt aus dem Muscal 'Gay Divorce' aus dem Jahr 1932. Der Song wurde bereits von zahlreichen berühmten Künstlern gesungen, u.a. Fred Astaire, Frank S...

Soul Man is a 1967 song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave. The Blues Brothers also performed the song on an episode of...

This is the main theme from the Norwegian TV-serie and Movie 'Orps' 'Korps' is the Norwegian word for Wind Band. In the series the K falls off and you are left with 'orps' indicating a band in trouble...

This wedding march from Lødingen (small village in North-Norway) is widely used in wedding ceremonies. Norwegian artist Halvdan Sivertsen performs it often on his concerts with lyrics, but the melody...

Tomorrow from the movie Annie is one of the soundstracks from the 80's which will always be appreciated by new players and audiences as well. Here availabe at an easy grade and also playable for bands...

Sverre Bergh was a musical Joy spreader - both as a performer and as a composer. He was involved in radio, movie and theatre music of the highest quality, as a composer of two operettas and a televisi...

A piece that explore the 'blue' notes in music, and where we have the constant change of 3 or 2 in a bar. Solo in horn or altosax. Make sure that the bass line and percussion is steady and firm throug...

The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but...

This short suite in three movements was written for the beginners band at Hebekk Skolekorps for their 50th Anniversary in 2017. It has three clear moods, and gives young musicians the ability to expre...

This arrangement feature music from the advent series 'Luca and the Magical Theater' produced for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in 2021. You may thin out the instrumentation or even mak...

Smak av honning' ('Taste of Honey') is one of the greatest hits by Norweian pop band DeLillos. It was first included on the EP 'Smak av honning' in 1995 and also on the 'Sent og tidlig' album-release...

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...