Norsk Concert Band Entertainment

Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått ('Norway in Red, White and Blue') was commissioned by the Oslo Fagott Choir (yes, that is indeed a gay men's choir) for a concert with The Staff Band of the Armed Forces i...

When Jerker Johansson in the 80's started to compose he was for a while obsessed with writing music in odd time signatures, more specifically 7/8. He was asked during the fall of 2020 by Leif Karlsson...

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...

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...

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 ("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...

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 è sia un termine per una forma di canzone, dove la maggior parte delle persone riconoscerà la canzone "Guajira Guantanamera", ma anche una parola cubana che indica un contadino o un lavoratore...

'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...