A Christmas Pastorale / Julepastorale Arild Sandvold / Arr. Kjell Martinsen

Serie / Series: Concert Band Christmas

Arild Sandvold (1895 - 1984) began his studies at the Music Conservatory in Kristiania (Oslo) in 1906, in piano and organ as well as music theory. After his debut as organist and pianist, he had his debut as orchestral conductor in 1924. At the same time he also had two periods of studies in Leizig. In addition to studies in piano and organ, he received tutoring in composition. He was a teacher at the Oslo Music Conservatory and organist and a cathedral cantor in Oslo for more than 50 years. Sandvold brought both Baroque and Romantic organ works to a wider audience. He wrote a number of works for organ, in addition to music for choir and orchestra. The polyfone of the late Baroque and the harmoni of the Romantic period serve as the basis of his musical style. A Christmas Pastorale arranged with thoughts about the wind-bands possibility for sound and colour, and should be a nice piece to do on concerts in the christmas time.

[NO]Arild Sandvold (1895 - 1984) begynte sine studier ved Musikkonservatoriet i Kristiania i 1906 på orgel og klaver, og debuterte som organist i 1916, og som pianist i 1918. Som dirigent debuterte han med Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester i 1924. På denne tiden studerte han også i Leipzig hvor han ble kjent med Max Reger's orgelmusikk, noe som fikk stor påvirkning i hans liv som organist og komponist. Sandvold var en av de fremste organister og kirkemusiker Norge har hatt, en posisjon han oppnådde gjennom sine utallige orgelkonserter, kor-konserter og sin pedagogiske virksomhet. Han komponerte også betydelig kirkemusikk og var en av de ledende i oppbyggingen av en levende og dynamisk kirkemusikktradisjon i Norge. Han var organist og kantor i Oslo Domkirke fra 1933 til 1966 og han var lærer ved Musikkonservatoriet i over 50 år. Som komponist var han påvirket av så vel senbarokkens polyfoni, som sin egen tids romantiske harmonikk.
Hans Julepastorale er arrangert med tanke for blåseorkesterets klangfarger og er et velklingende verk som egner seg til enhver konsert i juletiden.

Aufnahme / Recording:Norwegian Dance - New Music for Concert Band 2013-2014
Concert Band Christmas


Arild Sandvold (1895 - 1984) began his studies at the Music Conservatory in Kristiania (Oslo) in 1906, in piano and organ as well as music theory. After his debut as organist and pianist, he had his debut as orchestral conductor in 1924. At the same time he also had two periods of studies in Leizig. In addition to studies in piano and organ, he received tutoring in composition. He was a teacher at the Oslo Music Conservatory and organist and a cathedral cantor in Oslo for more than 50 years. Sandvold brought both Baroque and Romantic organ works to a wider audience. He wrote a number of works for organ, in addition to music for choir and orchestra. The polyfone of the late Baroque and the harmoni of the Romantic period serve as the basis of his musical style. A Christmas Pastorale arranged with thoughts about the wind-bands possibility for sound and colour, and should be a nice piece to do on concerts in the christmas time.