Haakon Esplo composer / arranger

date of birth: 19.12.1970

Haakon Esplo (born December 19, 1970 ) is a Norwegian musician, composer and arranger , magician, curator, conductor, conference and entertainment artist. He performs with musical humor, concerts, company entertainment, magic and bouquet talk at home and abroad.
Esplo has around 100 note releases for the band , band, choir, orchestra and individual instruments. He has arranged music for several theater productions. Works by Haakon Esplo are recorded, among others, by HM Kongens Gardes Musikkorps. He also contributes himself as a musician on several recordings. He is a member of NOPA , the Norwegian Association of Composers and Copywriters.

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Song of Love / Chanson D'Amour Wayne Shanklin / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Concert Band Entertainment"Chanson D'Amour" ("Song of love") is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. It became a Top Ten hit in 1958 performed by Art and Dotty Todd. The married couple were the resident act at the Chapman Park Hotel in Los Angeles at the moment. A 1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit, reaching no 1 in the UK Si ...

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Difficulty: 3+ (3.5)

Composer: Wayne Shanklin
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Behind / Rompa mi Frode Viken & Idar Lind / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 4The pop band D.D.E. released their album Det går likar no in 1996 which became one of the all-time best selling record albums in Norway. The song Rompa mi (behind) is still a big hit and is played in concerts all over the country. Now your band finally can cheer up your audiences with this catchy song. [NO] Bandet D.D.E ga ut Det går likar no i 1996, et ...

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Composer: Frode Viken & Idar Lind
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Fly Away / Fly, ja fly! (Fra Karsten og Petra blir bestevenner) Lars Kilevold / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 4The movie Karsten and Petra become best friends opened in cinemas in 2013. The movie became a huge success and is now a part of most DVD shelves in families with children. The film is about Karsten and Petra, two 5 year olds who attend the same nursery. Along with Miss Rabbit and Lion Kid (two stuffed animals), they go out on adventures, but one day Miss R ...

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Composer: Lars Kilevold
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Gud, hvor du er deilig Finn Evensen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 4"I went to Denmark with with my marching band ..." This is how the song "Gud, hvor du er deilig" («God, You are Delicious») starts, written by Finn Evensen starts. In Norway, we know the song best sung by the a cappella vocal group Bjelleklang, but several artists have recorded the song with great success. Their single sold 40,000 copies and was nominated ...

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Duration: 2:18 min
Difficulty: 2

Composer: Finn Evensen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Så seile vi på Mjøsa Orlog-Prøysen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentThis song Så seile vi på Mjøsa is beloved and well known for all Norwegians. The text by Alf Prøysen reflects his belonging to his county, Hedmark, and the lake Mjøsa. Ulf Peder Olrog may not be as familiar. The Swedish singer and composer has written the music for several of Prøysens most famous tunes. They started collaboration in the ...

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Duration: 4:08 min
Difficulty: 4

Composer: Orlog-Prøysen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Sonja's Song / Sonjas Sang (Fra reisen til julestjernen) Egil Monn-Iversen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 4The Norwegian Christmas movie "Reisen til Julestjernen" (Journey to the Christmas Star) from 1976 with Hanne Krogh, Knut Risan and Bente Børsum as main characters is a dear holiday tradition for many Norwegians. The movie is based on Sverre Brandt's famous theatre play with the same title from 1924. One of the most famous and beautiful songs from the movi ...

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Duration: 1:47 min
Difficulty: 1+

Composer: Egil Monn-Iversen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Mitt lille land Ole Paus / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Young Band Entertainment"Mitt lille land" (My small country), written by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Ole Paus was released in 1994 on the album of the same name. The song has been described as a lyrical description of Norway and the Norwegian people. Several other artists have made their own performances of this song, but this arrangement is based on the ori ...

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Duration: 2:07 min
Difficulty: 2

Composer: Ole Paus
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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March for Celebration / Hvermansens Festmarsj Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Marching BandMany prominent persons have got marches dedicated to them. Generals and colonels, kings and crownprinsesses, professors and captains. Now, finally the common man (you and me) can proudly say we have our own march for bigger and smaller occasions and celebrations. The march has simple second parts and is suitible for all bands. [NO]Mange prominen ...

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Duration: 2:33 min
Difficulty: 2+

Composer: Haakon Esplo
Arranger: -

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Emperor Suite Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Young Band ClassicsEmperor Suite containes three movements inspired by empires, cossacks and ancient mystique. In the first movement, Ancient Song one can hear a simple, almost hypnotic old tune. Slowly it floats away. Movement 2 describes snakes dancing and movement three cossacks dancing rythmical - in the form of a march. [NO]Emperor Suite består av tre s ...

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Duration: 5:00 min
Difficulty: 2

Composer: Haakon Esplo
Arranger: -

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How I Love the Name of Jesus / Navnet Jesus blekner aldri Traditional / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Concert Band Originals and Transcriptions"How I love the name of Jesus" is a psalm of David Welander. He wrote it on the train home to Lørenskog in January 1923, and completed it out overnight. It was printed in the magazine "Krigsropet" shortly after. In the early days it was sung on several melodies, including What a Friend We Have in Jesus, but it soon became ...

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Duration: 3:08 min
Difficulty: 3

Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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TV-Hits Medley Diverse / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Young Band EntertainmentSome TV vignettes you remember better than others. Often they are short, catchy and rhythmic, and no matter what, we all have a relation to them. In this arrangement there are three well known pieces from three Norwegian TV-series; Funky music from "Senkveld" (TV2), Lyrical and familiar opening theme of "Hotel Caesar" (TV2) and the epic t ...

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Duration: 4:00 min
Difficulty: 3

Composer: Diverse
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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De nære ting Bøe/Foss/Paasche Aasen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentDe nære ting (The nearest thing)) is one of the most famous songs for "sing-along" with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and music by Kurt Foss and Reidar Boe. They also recorded the song in the 1950s. "Your mind may fly so broadly around, it's like you forget all the closest things" is the beginning of this evergreen that clearly deserves ...

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Duration: 3:23 min
Difficulty: 2+

Composer: Bøe/Foss/Paasche Aasen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Old Tune from Dalecarlia / Gammal Fäbodpsalm Oscar Lindberg / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 7 SoloistIn 1936, Oskar Lindberg heard a song at a church service in Gagnef (Dalecarlia). Based on the melody of the song, he wrote an organ piece which he called "Gammal fäbodpsalm från Dalarna". A magnificent melody full of sadness and loss that maybe reflects the experiences of the people in the old peasant culture. Fäbod means a kind of old farm. This ...

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Duration: 3:13 min
Difficulty: 2+

Composer: Oscar Lindberg
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Hjalmar Keller/Torgersen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 7 ShowTrond-Viggo Torgersen has published several recordings for children, and won the Norwegian Grammy award Spellemannsprisen in 1981 for the album "Det by'ner nå" with Georg Keller. Many famous songs is signed Trond-Viggo; Tenke Sjæl, Slapp Reggae, Stilig and Puss, puss, så får du en suss and of course Hjalmar. Torgersen has also written plays for the th ...

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Duration: 2:41 min
Difficulty: 3

Composer: Keller/Torgersen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Andante in C Major for Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 7 SolistWolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote music in many genres. The most famous of his works are written in opera, piano concertos and sonatas, symphonies and string quartets and string quintets. Mozart wrote in addition many instrumental solo works. Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K. 315 (1778) is part of the standard repertoire for any flutist. Wi ...

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Duration: 5:18 min
Difficulty: 5 (Solo 5)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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Just Now / Akkurat nå Brænne/Holmsen / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Young Band EntertainmentThe song "Just Now", written by Trond Brænne and Geir Holmsen, is probably best known performed by Maj Britt Andersen. It was released on her album "Tame peas & wild raspberry" in 1990 and it is, with its beautiful text and simple melody, one of the finest Norwegian children songs we have. The song can be used for any concert situation w ...

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Duration: 2:29 min
Difficulty: 2

Composer: Brænne/Holmsen
Arranger: Haakon Esplo

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