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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 is a tune by Sigrid Moldestad (b. 1972), a Norwegian folk artist. She has based it on a warm and beautiful poem by Danish author Tove Ditlefsen. A text for and about love. Sigrid Moldestad won th...

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...

A protest folk sea chantey from Georgia and South Carolina, 'Pay Me My Money Down' originated from post-slavery African American stevedores, who were often left unpaid by some ship captains. Invite 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...

'Seasons in the Sun' is an English-language adaptation of the song Le Maribond by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics by American singer-poet Rod McKuen. It became a worldwide hit in 19...

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 (cued in 1st Cornet). Make sure that the bass line and percussion is steady and f...

Blues is an important music form within the popular music, and used a lot in jazz improvisational training. This is a simple blues in a blues chart i major. The solo section can be repeated for more s...

Marcing Band Edition of this popular band arrangement

The first, and biggest hit by Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger. A ballad which really invite the audience to sing along with. Written by the bands great guitarist and leader, Frode Aln?ªs for thei...

This is the title-track from Norwegian band Dumdum Boys' second album released in 1989. The song is characterized by heavy guitar-riffs and significant drum- and bass grooves. A kind of music not usua...

She's in Love with the Teacher' was a big hit with Norwegian band The Kids in 1980. Written by Torstein Flakne and Dag Ingebrigtsen which have composed several great songs both together and as members...

This is music from the Norwegian TV-serie 'Vaffelhjarte', a serie broadcasted on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's own channel for children. The background for the serie is a novel by Norwegian aut...

This flexible 5-part arrangement of the old rockabilly song is featured as main theme in the TV-series also named Heartbeat. Heartbeat is a rockabilly song written by Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty,...

Gloryland was the big hit-single of Finn Eriksen. Finn Eriksen (b. 17.6.1937) is a Norwegian trumpeter and bandleader known from several best-selling pop music records in the 1960's. Finn Eriksen star...

Die vier kurzen und kontrastierenden Sätze können als Suite (attacca) oder unabgängig voneinander aufgeführt werden. Zudem bieten sich viele Möglichkeiten, um an unterschiedlichen Artikulationsarten d...

Gurin med Reverompa is one of Norways first cartoon movies, based on the book by Kjell Aukrust. Ludvig is one of the characters in his universe, he is rather slow, a little meek, weird and nervous. Th...

Björn Skifs is one of Swedens biggest artists as his career goes back to the 1960's. The song Wonderful but Dangerous is one of his biggest hits. The lyrics has a double meaning and the refrain is wel...

'Some Day My Prince Will Come' is an American pop tune for the movie 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' from 1937. This is an arrrangement for vocal- or instrumental solo. There is an improvised secti...

(Her kommer) Pelle Parafins Boljeband' is the title track of the record album Tramteatret released in 1981. Both the song and record album became their greatest ever success. The song was first heard...

This is an original composition in the Flex-7 series. The piece starts out describing a scene where one in older times gathered around the fire singing and dancing. It opens and ends with a duet where...

The Swedish group Bo Kasper is very popular in Scandinavia with their easy listening jazz-pop music. This beautiful arrangement takes good care of the emotions in the lyric: 'She's so sweet when she's...