Noten für traditionelle Blaskapellen

Eines der bekanntesten Werke von Michael Haydn, 'Hier liegt vor deiner Majestät', der musikalische Inbegriff des süddeutsch-österreichischen Katholizismus und bis heute in der kirchenmusikalischen Pra...

Funky Kidz is a cool tune that fits perfectly to showcase the beginners as soloists with the band. The solo part is easy to learn 'by ear', while a stylish bass ostinato makes it fun for the band to a...

The four elements; Earth, water, fire and air, were the four substances which ancient philosophers believed to be the building blocks of the physical universe. The elements were bound together by thei...

A good friend of mine, trombonist and professor Jesper Juul Windahl commissioned me a trombone quartet. I then wrote Four Nordic Folk Pops. The last of the four is a Norwegian tune called Havard Hedde...

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...

With it's over five billion(!) views on YouTube, it's quite likely you've seen the overly catchy 'Baby Shark' ... If not, it´s about time! Here it is as a funky beginners feature where the youngest mu...

Stamp, tramp, put your foot down! The lyrics are in the South African language Afrikaans, which originated from Dutch. The song is mainly used at sports events, but is also common at happy events such...

Halleluja is a gospel song used in churches all over South Africa. The lyrics are in Xhosa: 'God's praise. We are not here to stay, we are just visitors. We are soon going to a better place'.

Wave was written by Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1967. This arrangement was written for Norwegian Concert Band Kampen Janitsjarorkester. "Wave" is simply a bossa nova tune w...

Four Latin Dances

Everybody's Mambo was written during spring 2010 on commission from the municipality of Asker in Norway. The aim with the composition was to write groovy and catchy music affordable to play for musici...

Champagne Tango was recorded for the first time in 1914 by the pianist Roberto Firpo. After the first release, is's recorded a numerous times both in Argentina and abroad. It was written by Manuel Aró...

Santiago Lope was born in Ezcaray (La Rioja, Spain) on May 23. 1871. He studied violin and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Madrid. When the city of Valencia organized a municipal band in...

'Hi New York' was released for the first time in 1982 as a part of the LP-recording 'Original Nilsen', one of the greatest successes by Norwegian artist Lillebjørn Nilsen. Unlike most of the music by...

'Sad Samba' is a 'happy' samba in a minor key. Starts soft, builds up and ends kind of softly. There is a solo section (ad lib.) for any instrument. If possible, feel free to use a soft instrument suc...

Sabor Caribeño' means 'Taste of Caribbean'. This original composition is written by Norwegian composer Sverre Indris Joner who has studied Caribbean music since mid-80s. The music presents traditional...

Summer Play Samba is, as the title suggests, a light summer samba, which flows like a fresh summer breeze into the ear canals and stays there. The piece was written in connection with an assignment th...

Guajira ist sowohl ein Begriff für eine Liedform, wobei die meisten Menschen das Lied "Guajira Guantanamera" kennen werden, als auch ein kubanisches Wort für Bauer oder Feldarbeiter, wie es viele in d...