Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

This piece is an adaption of a movement from 'Concerto for Trumpet in C and String Orchestra', composed in 1996.

Festoso' is written in the recital tradition. This piece was also the starting point for the idea of commissioning several works for trumpet and piano. Festoso was premiered at Avgarde in Bergen in 20...

Grim was commissioned by Sandviken Ungdomskorps in 1998. Grim is a folkloristic pastiche, but also with a jazz-flavoured inspiration. The piece ends with the folk-music played on top of a theme from a...

The composer: A short concert-opener where I use Norwegian folk-tunes. I wanted to create a short musical picture of the Vikings running from the seashore towards some people they wanted to fight down...

Pang è un'onimatopea che descrive le forze brutali scatenate fin dalla prima battuta. Il flusso di energia continua per tutto il brano. Il brano è stato commissionato dalla Bispehaugen Ungdomskorps (B...

Fraxinus Excelsior is the latin name for the ash tree. The piece is written for a school band seated in Asker, a community with its name derived from the word 'ash'. The tree is also known in Norse my...

Commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band. In 1911, the Australian pianist and composer (and friend of Edvard Grieg), Percy Grainger (1882-1961) went on a tour in Norway. He performed more than fo...

The piece was composed in 1988. The version for Concert Band was made in 2020. The title refers to a description of the wind of the north made by Olaus Magnus who lived in the 16th century. He drew ma...

This work was commissioned by Midtun Skoles Musikkorps (Bergen) and their conductor Christian Breistein. This is one of the best school bands in Norway, consisting of members up to 19 years of age. Aa...

The piece was commissioned by Manger Musikklag in 1990. It is structured as a series of long crescendi towards the dynamic climax in the last bars. Awakening also pointed out a new direction for me wh...

Rendezvous was commissioned by Krohnengen Brass Band for their 50th Anniversary in 2019. This version for Concert Band was scored autumn 2020. "Rendezvous" is devided into three sections. Each section...

I wrote a piece called Fancies for the wood wind ensemble B3 from Bergen (Norway). This ensemble has no brass or percussion included. In 2022 I reworked three of the movements for wind ensemble with b...

La parola "old" e il titolo di ogni movimento si riferiscono alla musica del passato. La parola "licks" deriva dal blues, dal rock e dal jazz. I licks possono essere figure di arpeggio, scale e riff c...

Il brano è stato commissionato dalla Federazione Bandistica Norvegese Hordaland e dal direttore Arvid Anthun per il 40° anniversario della Hordaland Youth Band nel 2021. Il brano è dedicato ad Arvid A...

Quando ero studente di musica a Bergen, alla fine degli anni Ottanta, il direttore d'orchestra, arrangiatore ed educatore Tom Brevik mi commissionò due suite di melodie popolari per tutte le giovani b...

Le melodie popolari sono state raccolte come parte della costruzione della Norvegia come paese indipendente. Violinisti e cantanti folk impararono gli uni dagli altri. All'inizio del XIX secolo le reg...

Brout è stato commissionato da Jane Westervik e dalla Krohnengen Brass Band per KBB Ung. In questo divertente brano viene utilizzata una famosa melodia popolare norvegese. Parla di un caprone che è s...

Composed during the summer of 1988. Commissioned by The Norwegian Brass Band Club First performed in the Grieg Hall at the 10th Anniversary Concert for the Norwegian Championship, Bergen, February 198...

The composer: A short concert-opener where I use Norwegian folk-tunes. I wanted to create a short musical picture of the Vikings running from the seashore towards some people they wanted to fight down...

Wonderfull piece. Cornet section has tacet in this composition.

Commissioned by Manger School Band and their conductor (at that time) Bjoern Sagstad in 1990. He wanted a calm, slow piece of music. Nocturne means 'night music'. It does not reflect a particular drea...

This piece was commissioned by Nordhordland Brass Seminar in 1990 and written for a youth band. The title referes to a story from norse mythology. 'The Binding of the Wolf' is not a programmatic piec...

Verket ble bestilt av Norges Musikkorpsforbund som pliktnummer til NM for Brass Band 2. divisjon (nå 1. divisjon) 1990. Satstitlene er abstraksjoner der synsopplevelser er tenkt gjenskapt som musikk,...

Commissioned by Radøy Brass for their 20 years anniversary. This version was first performed by Manger Skulemusikklag in 2005. The Work is devided into Five Scenes: 1. Sverdet (The Sword) 3:45 2. Adva...