Partitions pour brass bands

Rondeau of the Shepherds, ' so ran the official title of the famous Dutch Christmas carol 'Midden in de winternacht'. In 1948 wrote Dutch poet and writer Harry Prenen this text. The melody is known by...

Arctic Funk might just as well have been a flashing sequel to a scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Popular music but with a difference, as indicated by the title. The work's quiet section...

Charles Albertine played tenor saxophone with the Sammy Kaye band in the late 1940s, and was the lead arranger for the new Las Elgart band. He arranged most of the Three Suns later music. Most of his...

Charles Albertine played tenor saxophone with the Sammy Kaye band in the late 1940s, and was the lead arranger for the new Las Elgart band. He arranged most of the Three Suns later music. Most of his...

Ole Olsen (4 July 1850 - 4 November 1927) was a Norwegian organist, composer, conductor and military musician. Originally written for piano, this lovely, tender lullaby has been arranged by Tom Brevik...

Words: Johann Rist, Himmlische Lieder (Leipzig, Germany: 1641) (Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist). translated from German to English by John Troutbeck, circa 1885.

Norwegian traditional, arranged by Tom Brevik for cornet soloist and brass band.

Composed during the summer of 1988. Commissioned by The Norwegian Brass Band Club First performed in the Grieg Hall at the 10th Anniversary Concert for the Norwegian Championship, Bergen, February 198...

Felix-Alexandre Guilmant-Amédée (Boulogne-sur-Mer, March 12, 1837 - Meudon, March 29, 1911) was a French composer and organist. Like many other composers, he was very talented on a young age, he was 1...

The pilgrim's song 'Deilig er Jorden ' can be called an international carol. The Norwegian text was written by Danish poet Inge Bernhardmann on a melody of Polish origin. A majestic carol! Therefore p...

Ray Steadman-Allen's lovely, atmospheric piece of music. Based on a well-known Scandinavian childrens's hymne, 'Ingen er s? trygg i fare' (Children of the Heavenly Father).

A suite in three movements by Ray Steadman-Allen, based on the Norwegian folk song 'P? Kl?rfjell der kvelver seg borgi sa rein'. The work opens with the melody in the flugel horn, and the theme is the...

In 1911 the Russian impresario Diaghilev commisioned Paul Dukas to compose music for the famous ballet fairy-tale 'La Perie'by Jean Coralli. Fokine was to make a new choreography, so that the Russian...

Fanitullen is a lively, beautiful 'Sl?tt', i. e. an old Norwegian melody which is played on a traditional 'Hardingfele' (Hardanger fiddle). Because of its violent rhythm and exciting character, playin...

A beautiful, expressive flugelhorn solo on a Norwegian religious folk song of Ole Olsen, I himmelen.

The composer: A short concert-opener where I use Norwegian folk-tunes. I wanted to create a short musical picture of the Vikings running from the seashore towards some people they wanted to fight down...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...

A warm, romantic 'pastorale', very suitable as calm interlude in your program. John Brastad, band master of the Bergen Salvation Army Band ( (Norway) made the arrangement for brass band.

Melancholy and romance in a contemporary setting. A small but brilliant gem of sonority based on a melody by the Norwegian composer Halfdan Kjerulf (1815-1868). Romance and a full command of timbre ar...

A lyrical piece, from Edvard Grieg's song-cycle 'Haugtussa' ( The Mountain Maid) originally for voice and piano, but here in an arrangement for Soprano Cornet and Brassband by Tom Brevik.

Wonderfull piece. Cornet section has tacet in this composition.

New Waves is a special composition. Although contemporary but still attractive to musicians and listeners. Norwegian composer Aagaard-Nilsen has failed in a special way to add new elements to the cont...

New Waves is a special composition. Although contemporary but still attractive to musicians and listeners. Norwegian composer Aagaard-Nilsen has failed in a special way to add new elements to the cont...

Commissioned by Manger School Band and their conductor (at that time) Bjoern Sagstad in 1990. He wanted a calm, slow piece of music. Nocturne means 'night music'. It does not reflect a particular drea...