Niclas Blixt arranger

The Fluttering Flag / Fladdrande Fanor Viktor Widqvist / Arr. Niclas Blixt

Serie / Series: Marching BandIt is unknown when the march Fluttering Flags was composed. But there is reason to assume that it was after Widqvist's resignation as music director at The Royal Engineers in 1923 and shortly before 1933, when a controverse raised with Sam Rydberg, who composed a march named Fluttering flags. When Rydberg discovered that there was already a composi ...

Concert Ouverture / Konsertouverture Viktor Widqvist / Arr. Niclas Blixt

Serie / Series: Concert Band Originals and TranscriptionsThis piece was composed in 1937 in the composer's later part of life. Here, Widqvist shows his broad competence as a composer by using both classic marching and late-romantic thematic elements with exciting harmonic twists. In addition, you can find a perfect fugue where the composer shows that he masters this advanced co ...

Sweden On Guard / Sverige på vakt Victor Widqvist / Arr. Niclas Blixt

Serie / Series: Marching BandSweden On Guard is part of Widkvist's earliest march production. It was composed around 1914 when he served in the engineering troops. It is worth noting that the march from the beginning was probably intended for a small sized brass band and was later rearranged for a full military band by the composer. When I searched in the Swedish War Archives ...