Øystein Sjøvaag Heimdal

Land of Hope and Glory is the trio from Pomp and Circumstances March No. 1, composed in 1901. It became popular at once and still it is a tradition on the last night of the Proms in Royal Albert Hall....

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) is the most important, national-romantic composer from Norway. He is also the most famous Norwegian composer abroad. He composed the stage music for 'Sigurd Jorsalfar'...

The tuba is an instrument which normally have the accompaniment role in the band. But it is also a great solo instrument which this piece shows. The piece was written for Håvard Monge in the Norwegian...

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...

The melodies in this march came to me when I made pancakes at home before rehearsal in the Band I conduct. The players in the band enjoyed the music as well as the title.Most children enjoy eating pa...

This march is well-suited to be played both at concerts and at marching events. It does not require full instrumentation. A princess was born and so was this march to set her off in

This pop-song written and performed by Halvdan Sivertsen was first released on the record album 'Hilsen Halvdan' in 1991. Since then, is has been a classic song in Norway. The lyrics is about the bene...

This Christmas carol was first published in the end of the 1880's. It is one of the most popular in the English-speaking countries, especially in Britain. Away in a Manger is recorded and performed by...

This song has been performed by many artists. The most well-known versions are perhaps by Wilson Pickett, and from the movie 'The Commitments' (1991). This arrangement is for a young band with or with...

Oliver' opened on London's West End in 1960. This musical by Lional Bart is now regarded as one of the biggest and most successful among the british musicals. A musical movie premiered in 1968, also f...

Greensleeves is a famous and highly valued English folk song. It originated in the Renaissance and is one of the oldest songs that are widely known to most people in Europe. Already in the 1500s it ap...

This tune composed in 1922 is performed by a numerous bands and artists since published for the first time. It has also been recorded many times through the years from the early 20s. Names like Turner...

The Wood Troll was composed in 1950 for bassoon solo with orchestra. This arrangement is written for tuba soloist (Eb or Bb) with brass band. It's a funny and challenging piece for an intermediate sol...

Varsog' is a poem by Hans Hyldbakk, written in april 1945. The poem was written at the end of World War II, and it is said that 'spring' (the English word for 'var') is a kind of a metaphor for the li...