Haakon Esplo

Main theme from Vltava (Moldau) The Czech composer Bedrich Smetana belongs to the national romantic period in music history. Many of his works is what we call 'program music', music that describes spe...

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major was completed 9 March 1785, just four weeks after he wrote his D minor concerto. Andante is the second movement in the concert and has been nicknamed 'Elvira Ma...

Franz Schubert was born in Lichtental, Austria in 1797 and was 28 when he composed the Ave Maria about year 1825. The original text that was set to the song is taken from the poem 'The Lady of the Lak...

Habanera is a dance and a musical form that originated in Havana, Cuba. Habanera is one of the roots of tango. It is a slow solo dance adapted from a French inspired Haitian dance in the first half of...

Many of the most beautiful melodies in history of music are written by Johann Sebastian Bach. He, like many other composers, has used the theme of Arioso in several works he wrote. With some variation...

A beautiful setting of one of the greatest orchestral exerpts of the litterature, Dvorak's New World Symphony. This arrangement makes this music playable also for smaller ensembles!This arrangement of...

Prelude in C minor Opus 28, No. 20 Frédéric Chopin's compositions often reflect the feelings he had for his native country, Poland. His grief over the loss of Polish independence after the revolution...

Vi presentiamo "Terrible Symphony", il brano perfetto per le bande di principianti o junior! Questa divertente composizione offre ai giovani musicisti l'opportunità di divertirsi e di far impazzire i...

This beautiful little piece of music will be perfect to play at any concert. Elegy means lamentation and the melodic themes reflect this. You may use the piece to work with sound, dynamics and phrasi...

Mammoths were a family of elephants that, with one exception, died out at the end of the last ice age. Their closest living relative is the Asian elephant. In many places in the world one can find mam...

Mammoths were a family of elephants that, with one exception, died out at the end of the last ice age. Their closest living relative is the Asian elephant. In many places in the world one can find mam...

In this little suite in three movements, your young musicians really can be creative and have fun. Of course, a story must be written about the unfortunate princess who ate pea soup and got to let a s...

Let your youngest musicians present their instruments and be soloists in this simple piece! Let's meet the band has a tutti part as starts and finish and a flexible part in the middle (A and B) where...

Vi presentiamo "Terrible Symphony", il brano perfetto per le bande di principianti o junior! Questa divertente composizione offre ai giovani musicisti l'opportunità di divertirsi e di far impazzire i...

This beautiful little piece of music will be perfect to play at any concert. Elegy means lamentation and the melodic themes reflect this. You may use the piece to work with sound, dynamics and phrasi...

Let your youngest musicians present their instruments and be soloists in this simple piece! Let's meet the band has a tutti part as starts and finish and a flexible part in the middle (A and B) where...

This song was a huge hit when it was released by The Monroes on the album 'Face Another Day' in 1985. 20 years later it became as popular when it was re-recorded as 'Tsjeriau' with Ravi and DJ Lov. Th...

An entertaining and fun latin piece suitable both in concert and in the street. The piece is easy to play and catchy to listen to. There are many exciting tasks for the whole percussion section. Feel...

'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...

Many prominent persons have got marches dedicated to them. Generals and colonels, kings and crownprinsesses, professors and captains. Now, finally the common man (you and me) can proudly say we have o...

This piece is about the anxiety of going to the doctor, the effect of taking too many pills, and the frustration of not getting the proper medication! This piece present challenges regarding accidenta...