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The Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jan Eggum is regarded as one of our most important musicians in the Norwegian folk art and popular music. He recorded his debut album 'Jan Eggum' in 19...

Ziyawa' is a Zulu expression that means 'It's so much fun!'. It is a South African traditional song that is used as a street anthem that people, regardless of their cultural background, ethnicity, ag...

Cento is a light entertainment piece written for the 100th Anniversary of Storhaug School band. It contains musical challenges in all parts which makes it a good choice for any contest. It will also b...

The song 'Just Now', written by Trond Braenne and Geir Holmsen, is probably best known performed by Maj Britt Andersen. It was released on her album 'Tame peas & wild raspberry' in 1990 and it is, wit...

'Mitt lille land' (My small country), written by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Ole Paus was released in 1994 on the album of the same name. The song has been described as a lyrical description of No...

The first theatre performance with Captain Sabeltann 'Captain Sabeltann and the treasure in Kjuttaviga' premiered in Kristiansand Zoo in 1990. It is up to 2015 written even four plays, all of them ren...

The Norwegian folk song 'Jeg lagde meg sa silde' is from a small place called Vaga. The story is heartwrenchingly sad and the melody so beautiful and dreaming. The story is about a young man who gets...

The first theatre performance with Captain Sabeltann 'Captain Sabeltann and the treasure in Kjuttaviga' premiered in Kristiansand Zoo in 1990. It is up to 2015 written even four plays, all of them ren...

Adeles soulige Powerballade 'Hello' aus ihrem dritten Studioalbum '25' stieg in vielen ländern sofort auf Platz eins der Charts.

'Daylight Funk is a light, funky and catchy piece of music that will fit well for concerts with your young band throughout the year. With some challenges in leading parts and simple lower parts, this...

The beautiful song 'Song at Winter Solstice' has within short time been highly loved by listeners all around Norway. It's performed by folk-rock band 'Hekla Stalstrenga' who released their first album...

Daylight Funk is a light, funky and catchy piece of music that will fit well for concerts with your young band throughout the year. With some challenges in leading parts and simple lower parts, this i...

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...

Prelude in C minor Opus 28, No. 20 Frédéric Chopin's compositions often reflect the feelings he had for his native country, Poland. His grief over the loss of Polish independence after the revolution...

Adeles soulige Powerballade 'Hello' aus ihrem dritten Studioalbum '25' stieg in vielen ländern sofort auf Platz eins der Charts.

'BlimE' is Norwegian Broadcasting's friendship campaign for children. The goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is 'Say hi! Be a friend! BlimE!'. Every year a song with acc...

BlimE! is a campaign by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is "Say hello, be a Friend!" Each year, a new song is released togeth...

The film is based on the books by Anne-Cath Vestly about the wooden stick 'Knerten' and his owner 'Little brother' have become very popular since the first film came in 2009. With actors such as Jan G...

The Water is Wide, also called 'O Waly, Waly' is one of the most famous and played folksongs. The melody is of English origin based on lyrics which partly date to the 1600s. The theme is used by both...

The beautiful song 'Song at Winter Solstice' has within short time been highly loved by listeners all around Norway. It's performed by folk-rock band 'Hekla Stalstrenga' who released their first album...

Nice Day for a Stroll depicts just this, a leisurely stroll around the park. Make sure the piece is not played too fast. With its light jazz touch, the rhythm and the triplets should rather be a bit b...

The young pop band Unique 4 from Boe in Telemark won the Eurovision Grand Prix Junior 2013 in Norway with the song Why be so Whiny? (Så sur da). The members of Unique 4 are Audun Roermark, Simen Bakkå...

Do Your Ears Hang Low is originally an English song often sung in schools and at camps. The singer songwriter Øystein Sunde made Norwegian lyrics to it and recorded it in 1971. His translation was an...

The Lonely Duck is a funny entertainment piece for flexible instrumentation and solo duck call. The parts are easy to play, yet with rhythmic challenges. The composition is intended to be performed by...

Captain Sabertooth's performances and music have been a part of children's lives since the character was created in 1989. Since then countless theatrical performances have been staged, mainly in Kjutt...