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Polonaise i A (opus 40, no 1) Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849), Polish composer by birth, expresses national patriotism in this well known piano piece, here arranged for windband. To the conductor The p...

William Henry Monk schuf im Jahr 1861 mit „Abide With Me“ (im skandinavischen Raum bekannt als „Bliv kvar hos mig“) eine der ergreifendsten und zeitlosesten Melodien der Musikgeschichte. Bis heute ber...

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire wor...

Few composers have had such an impact on Swedish music life as Tor Aulin (1866-1914). He studied violin and music theory in Stockholm 1877-83, and in Berlin 1884-86. In 1887 he founded the Aulin Quart...

Grieg is the most important Norwegian composer in the national-romantic period. He's dramatic talents were put to a new test when Henrik Ibsen asked him to compose the incidental music to 'Peer Gynt'...

Alfred Evensen (1883 - 1942) was born in Tromsø, but moved to Harstad 16 years old to start as a student at The Military School of Music. He was director and chief of the military band in 1918, and wo...

Alfred Evensen (1883 - 1942) was born in Tromsø, but moved to Harstad 16 years old to start as a student at The Military School of Music. He was director and chief of the military band in 1918, and wo...

Johan Svendsen (1840 - 1911) was the first great Norwegian symphonic composer, as well as one of the leading conductors of his time. Next to Edv. Grieg, he was the most prominent figure in Norwegian m...

Gratitude ist eines der schönen lyrischen Stücke von Grieg, Op. 62 Nr. 2. Eva Knardahl hat eine wunderschöne Aufnahme gemacht, die, wie ich mich erinnere, vom norwegischen Rundfunk anlässlich der Vera...

The 'Rákóczi March' (Hungarian March) was the unofficial state anthem of Hungary before Ferenc Kölcsey wrote the Himnusz which is today the official national anthem of Hungary. The first version of th...

Schiller's text of 1785 was partially used by Beethoven in1824 when he did finish the 4th movement of his 9th Symphony. The melody has later been used in very many contexts. As the anthem of the Europ...

Henry Purcell (1658 - 1695) is generally considered as one of the greatest English composers. He incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions and made uniquely English baro...

Brooklet' is one of the movements from Grieg's Lyric Pieces for Solo Piano opus 62. Information for the conductor: «Brooklet' is an technically advanced work for solo piano. In this arrangement, techn...

The movies from Disney have always included a lot of great music. 'Once Upon a Dream' was written in 1959 to the musical animation movie 'Sleeping Beauty', a movie produced by Walt Disney. It is base...

The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer, and through his music he helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for i...

Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was a British composer. His most famous work is the orchestra suite 'The Planets'. 'Jupiter Hymn' is an excerpt from the fourth movement named 'Jupiter'. This Young Band arra...

Adiós Nonino was written by the Argentinian bandonion player and composer, Astor Piazzolla as a tribute to his father Vicente 'Nonino' Piazzolla in 1959. The title, translated, means Farewell Grandda...

Edward Elgar composed his 'Variations on an Original Theme', Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen vari...

This arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's famous piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" was originally written for tuba soloist (!) And concert band, commissioned by Lilleaker skoles musikkorps. The target grou...

Edvard Grieg composed this funeral march in memory of Rikard Nordraak who died i Berlin in 1866. The work present both pompous and magnificent thems as well as melancholic melodies. The solemn funeral...

3 Movements for Brass Band is written with the intent to explore concise, but intention-filled musical forms. Even though each movement is a clearly defined part, there are still many similarities and u...