Flex 4

Santa Lucia is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau (1827-1879) and published by the Cottrau firm, as a 'barcarolla'( a folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers), at Naple...

Trollmothers Lullaby is a Swedish Childs anthem written by Margit Holmberg (1912-1989). With this song, the trollmothers tries to get all her eleven trolls to sleep by singing the words 'oajajajaja bu...

'Vi har ei tulle med øyne blå' ('We have a little girl with blue eyes') was written by Margrethe Munthe. The song first appeared in her songbook 'Kom skal vi synge Vol. 1' in 1917. The song has been s...

'BlimE' is Norwegian Broadcasting's friendship campaign for children. The goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is 'Say hi! Be a friend! BlimE!'. Every year a song with acc...

Thorbjoern Egner's immortal story about Cardamom City has delighted children and adults since the book was published in 1955. The book became very popular and a play, own songs and record releases fol...

BlimE! is a campaign by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is "Say hello, be a Friend!" Each year, a new song is released togeth...

Here's a great original march in A5 march card size for the beginning band. A good choice for the youngsters for their first time of outdoor marching! All our titles in the Flex 4 Series are easy grad...

Every child's favourite postman. Fun for all musicians. Can be played by a quartet of clarinets, saxophones, brass or a mixture and by up to a full band.

I wrote this song for Furuset skoles musikkorps and Haugen skolekorps, for their flea market Fall 2007. The idea was to let all the musicians in the band dress up in flea market clothing, and to just...

This anthem has a melody composed by Gretry (1741-1813). He was born in Liege (today Belgium) but took on a French citizenship and worked as an opera composer in France. This beautiful melody was used...

The Dancing Monkey is a fun piece to play for the youngest players. The music offers the opportunity to practise the use of rhythm, articulation and dynamics while the musicians have fun with this hum...

This short suite in three movements was written for the beginners band at Hebekk Skolekorps for their 50th Anniversary in 2017. It has three clear moods, and gives young musicians the ability to expre...

A LITTLE BIT BOSSA is, as the title says, a simple bossa nova with its light and characteristic rhythm. Bossa nova is a Brazilian music genre. It is related to samba and has a strong influence from ja...

Finding the perfect opening piece for the concert is important. Get Ready! has a fanfare as a start, a driving rhythmic main part and a grandiose ending that sets the tone for great concerts. With its...

In 2016, eMMa released the song 'Angels in the Snow' and in 2018 'Got you on the brain', both of which have millions of plays on YouTube and Spotify. In 2019, eMMa also released the song 'Happy'. The...

The film is based on the books by Anne-Cath Vestly about the wooden stick 'Knerten' and his owner 'Little brother' have become very popular since the first film came in 2009. With actors such as Jan G...

'Miss Crow's Fabulous Orchestra' is taken from Hogne Moe's popular musical of the same name. Miss Crow is going to put on a show, and she does it by starting her own orchestra - and everybody can tak...

This arrangement feature music from the advent series 'Luca and the Magical Theater' produced for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in 2021. You may thin out the instrumentation or even mak...

Smak av honning' ('Taste of Honey') is one of the greatest hits by Norweian pop band DeLillos. It was first included on the EP 'Smak av honning' in 1995 and also on the 'Sent og tidlig' album-release...

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...

'Purple Lips' is a nice summer ballad, inspired by the sun, summer, swimming and beach life. The title reflects the color the children get on their lips after bathing a little too long without taking...

An easy march for beginners, use it on parade as well as in concert. Make sure that the articulation and dynamics are properly observed.

Seasons in the Sun is an English-language adaptation of the song Le Maribond by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics by American singer-poet Rod McKuen. It became a worldwide hit in 1974...