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Diplodocus is said to be one of the largest dinosaus to ever have lived. This plant munching beast weighted approximately 20 tons, and could measure up to 30 metres from head to tail. The dinosaur liv...

This is an arrangement which has to be performed a bit humorous in the spirit of the original. It starts with a kazoo-like opening, played on the mouthpieces. At C, flutes and clarinets should stand u...

Kanskje kommer Kongen ("Peut-être que le roi arrive") est un autre exemple de la créativité et de l'imagination de Knutsen et Ludvigsen. L'arrangement commence par une courte fanfare dans l'introducti...

La pièce a été commandée par la Fédération norvégienne des orchestres Hordaland et le chef d'orchestre Arvid Anthun pour le 40e anniversaire de l'orchestre des jeunes Hordaland en 2021. La pièce est d...

Besame Mucho ('Embrasse-moi beaucoup') est une chanson écrite en 1940 par la chanteuse/compositrice mexicaine Consuela Velasquez. Récemment, elle a été nommée la chanson mexicaine la plus populaire de...

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...

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 est à la fois un terme désignant une forme de chanson, la plupart des gens reconnaissant la chanson "Guajira Guantanamera", mais aussi un mot cubain désignant un agriculteur ou un travailleur...

'De naere ting' ('The nearest thing)') is one of the most famous songs for 'sing-along' with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and music by Kurt Foss and Reidar Boe. They also recorded the song in the 1950...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen wrote this medley to the 1992-93 Concert season for trumpeter Helge Haukas of The Norwegian Defence Band region West located in Bergen (today Norwegian Navy Band Bergen). Hauka...

The Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jan Eggum is regarded as one of our most important musicians in the Norwegian folk art and popular music. He recorded his debut album 'Jan Eggum' in 19...

The music to this musical is perhaps more known from the hits New York, New York and Some Other Time, It was based on a ballet 'Fancy Free' by Jerome Robbins to which Leonard Bernstein wrote the music...

CHESS, the musical, composed by B. Ulvaeus and B. Andersson with lyrics by T. Rice opened in London's West End in 1986. The story involves a romantic triangle between two men, an American and a Russia...

'Black Orpheus' appeared as principal theme in the Portuguese-language movie 'Orfeu Negro' in 1959. The song appears in various versions throughout the movie. It was the first bossa nova composition t...

Solo for Cornet/Trumpet Herbert Lincoln Clarke (1867 - 1945) is maybe the most famous American cornet players of all time. He was member of 'The John Philip Sousa Band' , and was their cornet soloist...

Tore Tang is a big hit song by Norwegian rock-band MODS. The song was released in 1981 on their record album 'Revansj' in 1981. The composer is vocalist Morten Abel, today a respected solo artist in N...

Evert Taube (1890-1976) was an author, artist, composer and singer and is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the ballad tradition in the 20th ce...

Odd Nordstoga is an award winning Norwegian artist who has been active since the 1990's, working in the popular-/folk music genre. I have listened to a lot of Odd Nordstogas music, in particular the...

'Winter and Snow' was written by Sigurd Jansen and Alfred Naess and were recorded and released on single by Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre in 1966. The single was released in connection with the Nordi...