Kjell Martinsen arranger

Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar Edvard Grieg / Arr. Kjell Martinsen

Serie / Series: BM MusikkforlagGrieg is the most important Norwegian composer in the national-romantic period. In 1872 he composed the incidental music for Sigurd Jorsalfar, a play on a subjekt drawn from Norse saga by the nationalist poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who had been director of The Christiania(Oslo) Theatre. Grieg decided to revise three pieces, and they were publishe ...

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

Serie / Series: Concert Band ChristmasArild 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 ...

Anthem from Chess Tim Rice Benny Andersson / Arr. Kjell Martinsen

Serie / Series: Concert Band EntertainmentThe musical Chess, composed by B. Ulvaeus and B. Andersson with lyrics by T. Rice, opened in London's West End in 1986. The story involves a romantic triangle between two men, an American and a Russian competing in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. One of the most popular songs fro ...

Norwegian Dance No. 1 / Norsk Dans nr. 1 Alfred Evensen / Arr. Kjell Martinsen

Serie / Series: BM MusikkforlagAlfred Evensen (1883 - 1942) was born in Tromsø, but moved to Harstad 16 years old to start as a student at The Military School of Music. He was director and chief of the military band in 1918, and worked there for 12 years. In 1930 he was appointed to conductor of the military band in Bergen, and worked there until he was appointed to take over f ...

Norwegian Dance No. 2 / Norsk Dans nr. 2 Alfred Evensen / Arr. Kjell Martinsen

Serie / Series: BM MusikkforlagAlfred Evensen (1883 - 1942) was born in Tromsø, but moved to Harstad 16 years old to start as a student at The Military School of Music. He was director and chief of the military band in 1918, and worked there for 12 years. In 1930 he was appointed to conductor of the military band in Bergen, and worked there until he was appointed to take over f ...