Partituras de Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen para orquesta de viento

Brout fue un encargo de Jane Westervik y la Krohnengen Brass Band para KBB Ung. En esta divertida pieza se utiliza una famosa melodía popular noruega. Trata de un macho cabrío que fue robado y sacrif...

Poco loco fue un encargo de la Krohnengen Brass Band para KBB Ung. La pieza gira en torno a un riff pegadizo pero sencillo, y los interludios contienen los pasajes más exigentes. En español, "poco loc...

Draug is a sea-monster! The piece is not too difficult...Commissioned by the Torghatt-festival.

The piece was written for the Manger schoolband and is based on the English Christmas carol 'O Little Town Of Bethlehem'. A modern dance-rhythm surrounds the melody in an arrangement which is playable...

Det star eit lys' is a beautiful Christmas Hymn with melodic challenges in most of the wind band sections.

Ligt a Small Candle se publicó en CD en 2006 y ha acumulado más de un millón de reproducciones digitales en los últimos años. La canción ha sido acogida especialmente por escuelas primarias y guarderí...

We associate a title like this with Norwegian national romantic music like the music of Edvard Grieg. In this piece, the melody used 'sag du nokke til kjerringa mi', a traditional melody Grieg used in...

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...

This piece was composed to Hordaboe Skulemusikklag which needed an entertainment piece. The piece should also activate the percussion section in particular. E' Spenstig is a piece in swing style witho...

An old norse folktune is used in this piece: The song about Sigurd, the Dragonslayer. The myth is one of the eldest norse myths. Scenes from the myth are carved as decorations in old Norwegian stave c...

A short, soft, mellow piece of music, expresses the feeling you sometime have when thoughtfulness and calmness are more important. After working on a piece for choire using a poem called 'Nights have...

A piece well suited for lower section school bands. Two of the percussion parts are quite challenging. The other parts should not be too difficult for the our youngest to play. Please notice the chara...

This is part I from the suite: Viking Spirit Tunes from Ryfylke (Rogaland, West-coast) Tunes collected by Arne Bjorndalen The fast tune 'Voggesull' The slow tune is 'O du min Imanuel'

Arctic Funk might just as well have been a flashing sequel to a scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Popular music but with a difference, as indicated by the title. The work's quiet section...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...

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...

The Cock was originally written as an arrangement for brassband for Norwegian band Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag and their CD-release 'Light' in 1989. I chose the Norwegian tune 'Hanen stend pa stabburs...

The old Norwegian name Ljodgata means the main road. This road (or path) has existed since the iron age. In 12 century christians walked from Oslo to Nidaros (Trondheim) to visit the Cathedral contain...

Commissioned by the Military Band of Bergen for their 200-years Anniversary Concert in 1992 This edition represent an extended instrumentation of the original version for wind ensemble. Added parts ar...

This piece was commissioned by Borge Brass Band with support from Borge Sparebank in 1997. They suggested some folk tunes from Lofoten for the composer, from which he chose two of them. The two folk s...

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...

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...