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Row row to Siraland is a folk tune from the Norwegian county of Sogndal. A catchy version which a great concert opener with opportunity for the band to enter on to the stage one by one. This arrangeme...

Be Thou My Vision' is the eldest religious song from Irland used in Norway. The lyrics was originally written in Old Irish and translated to English in 1905 and versified in 1912. The text from 1912 i...

Hymn of Lofoten is composed by Dag Kajander from Kabelvag in Lofoten, a part of Northern Norway. Kajander is composer, singer and author of books for children. Hymn from Lofoten was written in 1979. T...

'How I love the name of Jesus' is a psalm of David Welander. He wrote it on the train home to Lorenskog in January 1923, and completed it out overnight. It was printed in the magazine 'Krigsropet' sho...

Lord, Let Me See is an arrangement on a relegius folk tune from Jolser in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. The solo in the start and end should preferably be in flute, but may also be played...

Lead, Kindly Light is composed by the English composer Charles Henry Purday (1799-1885). This arrangement was originally written for Brass Band to Norwegian band Hj(o/rungav(aog Brass. Purday was appo...

Thomas Caplin is a Swedish professor of choral conducting. He works at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Hamar. He composed this beautiful opus for choir based on the ancient text 'U...

This arrangement of "Abide with me" slightly differs from the traditional representation of the hymn. The piece has a majestic introduction based on elements from and around the hymn. Furthermore, th...

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 funera...

The piece 'Procession' is ment to describe, or be used as processionmusic. Perhaps the piece can work as an official entry of the youngest in your band or maybe you want to use it in your next church...

This hymn tune from the 11th century is the oldest known polyphonic arrangement of Norwegian Music. The text is in Latin and dedicated to St. Magnus. Magnus Orknoeyjarl (Magnus Erlendsson) (1076-1115)...

This great piece is a result of two outstanding composers creative ability. The French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) used the Prelude No. 1 from 'Das Wohltemperierte Klavier' by Johann Sebasian...

Fiesta musically depicts the pageantry of traditional Latin American celebrations -- street bands, bull fights and bright costumes. Passionate rhythms and vivid tonal sonorities characterize the maste...

En composant Serenata, Jan Van der Roost a évité la virtuosité, les acrobaties musicales et le spectacle. Il a préféré laisser l'instrument solo briller en tant que voix mélodique et expressive. Et l'...

Using a chamber music approach to scoring for wind ensemble, the transcriber has here created a very authentic wind setting of three Brahms orchestral dances. For advanced groups with strong players i...

Composée par Mstislav ("Slava") Rostropovitch et le National Symphony Orchestra, cette ouverture passionnante, mais brève, a été créée en 1977. Construite à partir de deux thèmes contrastés qui sont c...

Scheherazade is Rimsky-Korsakov's amazing musical interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights as told to the sultan by his wife who is destined to be executed. Her stories over 1,001 nights so e...

Morton Gould will be remembered in history as the consummate composer, conductor, educator, and administrator. His genius reached all facets of our art with compositions ranging from popular to sympho...