Øystein Olsen Vadsten composer

Dead End (Funeral March) / Nedslått (sørgemarsj) Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Concert Band Originals and TranscriptionsCurrently the latest addition to the composer's series of folk music inspired pieces, has the slightly condescending title "Dead End". The piece is a funeral march and so also written for an occasion, where this style of music was a natural inspiration. It is built on a drum ostinato, which is followed by a melody in Norw ...

Dead End (Funeral March) / Nedslått (Sørgemarsj Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Brass Band Originals and TranscriptionsCurrently the latest addition to the composer's series of folk music inspired pieces, has the slightly condescending title "Dead End". The piece is a funeral march and so also written for an occasion, where this style of music was a natural inspiration. It is built on a drum ostinato, which is followed by a melody in Norweg ...

Jumpety Jump / Hoppeslått Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentThis is an original piece of music composed by Øystein Olsen Vadsten, inspired by old Norwegian folk dances. Jumpety Jump actually started out as a reinlender (Norwegian Folk Dance) which origins from Rhinland. The reinlender is well disguised in this arrangement by adding the shuffle- and swing style to it. The piece is first of all m ...

Dancing Trolls (Norwegian Dance) / Kantslått (Reinlender) Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentDancing Trolls is a sequel to The Battle of the Hats, which was published in 2015. Like The Battle of the Hats, Dancing Trolls is a piece of music based on Norwegian traditional dances. This time around,it´s the reinlender dance which takes centre stage. The music is composed by Øystein Olsen Vadsten who keeps the strong melodic and te ...

The Battle of the Hats (Norwegian Folk Dance) / Svimeslått (Halling) Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentThe word svimeslått, which is the title of this piece in Norwegian, has two meanings. One meaning is knocked out, whilst the other, slått, means a folk melody/dance. Svimeslått is one of several folk dances, all of them with humorous titles, originally written by Øystein Olsen Vadsten. Norwegian culture is the basis for these dances, ...

Dancing Trolls (Norwegian Dance) / Kantslått (Reinlender) Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Brass Band EntertainmentDancing Trolls is a sequel to The Battle of the Hats, which was published in 2015. Like The Battle of the Hats, Dancing Trolls is a piece of music based on Norwegian traditional dances. This time around,it´s the reinlender dance which takes centre stage. The music is composed by Øystein Olsen Vadsten who keeps the strong melodic and temp ...

Summer Play Samba Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Brass Band Entertainment"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 the composer was to have as a guest conductor at a so-called Summer Play in the Eastern Norway area. Hence the title «Summer Play Samba». He ...

Summer Play Samba Øystein Olsen Vadsten

Serie / Series: Concert Band Entertainment"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 the composer was to have as a guest conductor at a so-called Summer Play in the Eastern Norway area. Hence the title «Summer Play Samba». ...