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I composed this collection of short pieces at slightly different levels to use as warm-ups for concert bands I am conducting. Each movement presents unique aspects to focus on during rehearsals, thus...

The popular children's musical 'Putti Plutti Pott og Julenissens skjegg' (' Plutti Plutti Pott and Santa Claus' beard') was composed by Per Asplin in 1969. It tells the story of the little boy Plutti...

Until the Mountains Crumble was written to the Norwegian Constitution anniversary in 2014. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation organized the project for their channel 'NRK Super'. The intention was...

'Hey, Look Me Over' was written for the Broadway Musical 'Wildcat' in 1960. In the original version, the song was sung by comedy player Lucille Ball, in her only Broadway role ever. The song are perf...

'In the Evening': This beautiful 'folk-tune' from Hornindal in Norway has been attached to a beautiful poem by the well-know author Arnulf Overland (1889-1968). The poem describes the atmosphere of a...

This melody comes from Hogne Moe's book, 'Jonas Almost Schoolboy', which many schools in Norway have performed as a musical. The song has a toe-tapping groove, and a melody which encourages everyone t...

In 1936, Oskar Lindberg heard a song at a church service in Gagnef (Dalecarlia). Based on the melody of the song, he wrote an organ piece which he called 'Gammal fäbodpsalm fran Dalarna'. A magnificen...

The singer/ songwriter Jan Eggum has become one of Norways most popular artists, and this song is one of his most famous compositions. The song lyrics say 'Rumour has it that you love me', and the son...

I went to Denmark with with my marching band ...' This is how the song 'Gud, hvor du er deilig' ('God, You are Delicious') starts, written by Finn Evensen starts. In Norway, we know the song best sung...

Gurines March' is a very well-known song in Norway. Lalla Carlsen made great success performing it in the Chat Noir Revue 'Det er servert' ('It's Served') in 1932 and in the movie 'Opp med hodet' the...

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...

“The Magical Witch" is a tango covered with Spider web. After an opening like a horror-movie (first in percussion and then winds), a traditional tango starts. The tango is interrupted by the main them...

Clifford Brown was a very promising trumpeter who played with the best ones when he was killed in a car accident only 25 years old. Benny Golson (tenor saxophone) played with him in Lionel Hampton's b...

'The Polka'phone' is a jolly little xylophone duet inspired by traditional polka music. The duet fits every occasion and suits young percussion players. The piece can also be performed by one soloist,...

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 march is well suited for small and larger marching bands. You can play it at any time of the year, not just in the spring... Level of difficulty is 2. The march is dedicated to the drummer Knut L...

The Cockerel' is a funky version of the Norwegian classic by Eilif Gulbranson. Dressed in a modern style, one can show the band from a more groovy side. The middle section opens for solos from players...

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 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,...

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,...

This beautiful song is taken from the Swedish TV-series 'Emil i Lonneberget' (Emil from Lonneberget) from 1973. In this serie, the song is performed by Ida, the sister of Emil. Swedish composer Georg...