Partituras de John Brakstad para orquesta de viento

JUBILEE SALUTE fue un encargo de Bispehaugen Ungdomskorps para la celebración de los 100 años de la banda en 2023. La composición tiene dos temas principales; el tema A (Allegro) del compás 13, y el t...

Une Apres-Midi (An afternoon) was originally written for the record Encore with Julian Lloyd Webber as soloist on cello, and Vangelis on synthesizers. The present arrangement is made from that record...

Intrada on a Norwegian religious folk tune can be performed as an concert opener, as well as an sparkling intermesso for most concerts occations.

The four elements; Earth, water, fire and air, were the four substances which ancient philosophers believed to be the building blocks of the physical universe. The elements were bound together by thei...

The Nutcracker is proably Tchaikovsky`s most popular ballet, often played around Christmas-time. The ballet is a story of a little girl who gets a nutcracker for Christmas with a head on it. The nutcr...

Polonaise i A (opus 40, no 1) Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849), Polish composer by birth, expresses national patriotism in this well known piano piece, here arranged for windband. To the conductor The p...

Prelude Festivo is intended to be performed in concerts and in competitions as well. The work includes solo passages for most instrument groups. Duration 7 ½ minutes. Form: Fast - slow - fast. The pi...

The railway between Oslo and Bergen, 'Bergensbanen', was built in the years 1895 - 1909. This piece is dedicated to the railway labourers, the navvies, who did the hard work across the mountains. Most...

4th July in 1054 AD one of the most spectacular events was witnessed in the Cosmos. A massive star blew out; a supernova explosion. From the Earth it appeared as a new, bright star; the most brilliant...

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...

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...

'At The Playground' is written over a musical sequence that is sung by children around the world (Europe, USA, Australia and Asia). This is spontaneous or formulaic song which children use to communic...

Jeg er en papegoeye fra Amerika' ('I'm a Parrott from America') is an arrangement of a very popular, Norwegian song for children. This edition should be played in a bright swing-style. This medium adv...

Russian, orchestral music at it's best arranged for Concert Band. The arrangement challenge the whole band, espescially the brass section. The ballet 'The Bolt' was composed in 1930 -1931. The title o...

Night is a calm, slow piece of music. Almost like an ancient chant.

The suite is constructed around a Norwegian folk tune. The melody is called 'Dark Forebodings', and the words of the song revolve around thoughts and reflections on a future that can take unexpected,...

Suite in 3 movements. This suite was originally written for the Tonika Champion competition in 1976. This is a new, and revised edition.

COBALT was commisioned by Modum Janitsjar as own choice piece for the Norwegian championship (third section) 2009. The Royal Cobalt Works of Modum were established in 1773 to extract cobalt ore from t...

Cuando mi nieto Jonathan y su amada Maria Othilie iban a casarse, me pidieron si podía componer un solo de trompeta para el preludio / entrada nupcial en la iglesia. Pero no querían una marcha o proce...

This is an arrangement ot the wellknown song with text by Charles Wesley, and tune by Mendelsohn.

Jingle bells in a new wrapping! Masterfully arranged and suitable for almost all kinds of Christmas concerts. This piece is based on Jingle Bells but it has also some references to other christmas car...

O Sanctissima is a Sicilian folkhymn with words related to Christmas. The difficulty is graded to 2.5 - 3, due to some short modulations. There are doublings and cue-notes in many parts, so even small...

The Star of Christmas is an old Danish / Norwegian Christmas carol. The song tells of the star that appeared to the three wise men, and led them to Bethlehem.

In some scandinavian countries the tune Lobe den Herren is connected to a carol: Christmas Chimes. To the conductor: Have attention to the change of style in cantabile and deciso.