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I have always had a love for both classical and folk music. It is in between these expressions I thrive while composing. This piece contains both fast and lingering alternations between these expressi...

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...

Erik Bye (1926-2004) was a major Norwegian TV-personality in his time, a colourful man with a varied background. He was a great lyricist, and many of his poems and songs have become modern Norwegian c...

This song was featured in a Norwegian advent calender TV-series in 1992. The TV-series was produced and broadcasted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The song is atmospheric and this ar...

Kerberos was written to Norwegian band Eidanger Pike- og guttekorps, Sigurd Skramsett conductor. When Sigurd Skramsett got in touch and wanted to commision a piece for their anniversary concert in Nov...

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...

Momentum Sequences was commissioned by Skjold Skoles Musikkorps (Norway) for their 60th Anniversary in 2021. The title of the term Momentum can be explained by an event that creates extra energy, or t...

Fragments and Sketches- Variations for Band No 2 consist of a chorale and 4 variations. The variations are of brilliant, dramatic and humorous character, and the piece also contains several solo parts...

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...

Castle Suite in three movements by Jerker Johansson was completed in 1999 and originates back to a wedding which the composer attended at Kalmar Castle. This renaissance stronghold is one of Sweden’s...

“At the Zoo” is a light and playful piece for the beginning musicians. Different animals and their characteristics are the theme of each movement, and the melody alternates between the different secti...

Interlude for Band is an arrangement based on the theme from "Affinity and Fellowship". "Affinity and Fellowship" was commissioned by Nord-Odal Concert Band, and published by Warner/Chappell Music Nor...

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...

This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for yo...

Centennium è stato scritto per i Lillestrøm Skolekorps e per il loro direttore Anders H. Halvorsen in occasione del centenario della banda nel 2023. Il brano si basa su un tema melodico che cambia car...

Kanskje kommer Kongen ("Forse il Re sta arrivando") è un altro esempio della creatività e dell'immaginazione di Knutsen e Ludvigsen. L'arrangiamento inizia con una breve fanfara nell'introduzione. Dal...

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...

The piece was written by John Wright Tidswell and performed during Enderby Jackson's series of brass band events which took place at the Crystal Palace, London 1860 - 1863. Enderby Jackson was the org...

The inspiration to this piece comes from the composer's impression of the beautiful Bohuslän coast, more precise the island of Hälsö in the Gothenburg archipelago. Here the Nordic light appears in a p...

The author of Kosterflickornas visa 'Song of the Koster Girls' is Evert Taube (1890-1976). It is one of the 200 popular and beloved songs he wrote and which have made him one of Sweden's 'national poe...