Partitions de Harmonie chez Norsk Noteservice

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...

This funky rock-chart is composed by Larry Barton, a US composer living in Kentucky. This arrangement is made to feature two soloists, the Tenor Saxophone and the Tuba. The tuba-player can choose to...

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...

Although this piece is written by bassist Mark King of Level 42 as far back as in the early 80's (album Strategy), this is a melody that are often used where bass-players will put each other on trial....

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'.

I was made aware of this beautiful wedding march in connection with a wedding in Lofoten, up north in Norway as I made an arrangement for quintet and altosax soloist. Later, I wrote an arrangement for...

This is a traditional tune from Sorfold, a small village close to Bodo in the northern part of Norway. The song is lyrical, with a possibility for the soloist to add his or her own flavour regarding...

This traditional wedding march comes from the Norwegian village of Viklem, Ørlandet at Fosenhalvøya which is a part of the county Trøndelag. The melody was picked up by local fiddler Jochum Olsen Håpr...

This wedding march originates from the Valdres region in Norway. The municipality of 'Southern Aurdal' is known for its two beautiful 'Stave' churches, probably built around 1160-1190. The wedding ma...

Letter from home is the title track from the album recorded by Pat Metheny Group in 1989. The tune is quite simple, yet strikingly beautiful in its simplicity. The mood of the music is sometimes melan...

Moonlight Serenade was written by American jazz musician, bandleader and composer Glenn Miller in the late 1930's. His own recording from 1939 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1991. The so...

One of the greatest songs from the Great American Songbook by composer Cole Porter. This challenging arrangement features a vocalist with concert band accompaniment. I've Got You Under My Skin is one...

Grand March by Ole Bull only existed as a piano arrangement of the three first parts. In 2010, when Ole Bulls two hundred years anniversary was celebrated in Norway, I made a reconstruction of the who...

''Watermelon Man' is a standard jazz tune composed by pianist Herbie Hancock. The tune follows a regular 16-bar blues form that draws on elements from gospel and R&B. Hancock claimed that the song was...

Why Not?' is the most well-known piece by Dominican Republic pianist/composer Michel Camilo. It appeared for the fist time on his 1984 album record 'French Toast'. He re-recorded it in 1985 for the 'W...

From Both Sides Now', written in 1967, is one of the most famous songs by Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell. A novel by Saul Bellow, 'Henderson the Rain King', was her inspiration to write the...

Answer Me, My Love' was originally written with German lyrics by Fred Rauch and music by Gerard Winkler under the title 'Mutterlein'. Shortly after, Carl Sigman wrote the English lyrics and gave it th...