Øystein Sjøvaag Heimdal

This suite in 5 movements was written during the Corona pandemic and is inspired by experiences and feelings during this period. Feelings like insecurity, frustration, happiness, sorrow, hope, and opt...

The melodies in this march came to me when I made pancakes at home before rehearsal in the Band I conduct. The players in the band enjoyed the music as well as the title.Most children enjoy eating pa...

'Optimist' is one of the most well-known songs by Norwegian singer and composer Jahn Teigen. It was written for the Norwegian Eurovision in 1989. It did not win this competition, but is still one of t...

This pop-song written and performed by Halvdan Sivertsen was first released on the record album 'Hilsen Halvdan' in 1991. Since then, is has been a classic song in Norway. The lyrics is about the bene...

This song performed by Jahn Teigen represented Norway at the Eurovision final in 1978. The result was zero points, but after that, the song soon became very popular in Norway and is one of the biggest...

This song is taken from the 6th album by Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra. Together with 'Opma till You Die', this one is the bands biggest hit. It was released as single record in 2010. After that, s...

Oliver' opened on London's West End in 1960. This musical by Lional Bart is now regarded as one of the biggest and most successful among the british musicals. A musical movie premiered in 1968, also f...

Greensleeves is a famous and highly valued English folk song. It originated in the Renaissance and is one of the oldest songs that are widely known to most people in Europe. Already in the 1500s it ap...

This march is well suited for small and larger marching bands. You may perform it both on stage and on parade. The march is a honour to all parents of the Norwegian school bands and especially dedicat...

This march is well suited for small and larger marching bands. You may perform it both on stage and on parade. The march is a honour to all parents of the Norwegian school bands and especially dedicat...

The melodies in this march came to me when I made pancakes at home before rehearsal in the Band I conduct. The players in the band enjoyed the music as well as the title.Most children enjoy eating pa...

Oliver Nelson wrote this song early 1961, at a time when he not yet had started his career as a recording artist but mainly wrote songs for other artists. Crazy was originally written for the country...

This song was composed by W. C. Handy and published in 1914.The style is typical blues and it has been a standard for jazz-musicians for decades. Many famous musicians and singers has recorded- and pe...

This beutiful swedish tune is performed by many different artists all over Scandinavia, among them the norwegian trumpet player Ole Edvard Antonsen. The soloist part is included for instruments in C,...

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans' aus dem Jahr 1922 ist schon von zahlreichen Musikern und Bands aufgeführt und eingespielt worden, darunter befinden sich Namen wie Turner Layton, einer der Komponisten...

Varsog' is a poem by Hans Hyldbakk, written in april 1945. The poem was written at the end of World War II, and it is said that 'spring' (the English word for 'var') is a kind of a metaphor for the li...

The Wood Troll was composed in 1950 for bassoon solo with orchestra. This arrangement can be played with bassoon- or tuba soloist. It's a funny and challenging piece for an intermediate soloist. To th...

Pirate-Suite is a piece for young pirates. There is no particular story in the music, but maybe you can make one? The four movements can be played as a whole or individually.

The Wood Troll was composed in 1950 for bassoon solo with orchestra. This arrangement is written for tuba soloist (Eb or Bb) with brass band. It's a funny and challenging piece for an intermediate sol...

This piece is well suited for concert- and contest performances. The suite consists of various musical expressions, and there are challenges for all instruments. The piece has four movements which can...

Confusions is a piece well suited for concerts or competitions. The piece has challenges for all instruments, especially on the rhytmic level, and there are solos in several instruments. The percussio...

This Christmas carol was first published in the end of the 1880's. It is one of the most popular in the English-speaking countries, especially in Britain. Away in a Manger is recorded and performed by...

This song written by Yngvar Numme and Benny Borg was made popular by Norwegian group Dizzie Tunes on one of their Christmas-albums. This arrangement is based on the Dizzie Tunes version and features t...

'Hjem til jul' ('Home for Christmas') is composed by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Terje Nilsen and recorded by him twice. First on the album record 'Sånn' and later as an acoustic live version as a...