The Rooster / Hanen Eilif Gulbranson / Arr. Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

Serie / Series: Concert Band Entertainment

The Cock was originally written as an arrangement for brassband for Norwegian band Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag and their CD-release Light in 1989.
I chose the Norwegian tune Hanen stend på stabburshella (The Cock), a tune which is widely used in Norway.
When the CD, conducted by Alan Whitington was released in 1990, the song was recognized as a folk tune. This is not correct as the music was written by Eilif Gulbranson (1897-1958).
However, the song is written in a typical Norwegian folk music style, here arranged in a modern style for concert band.

[NO]Hanen ble opprinnelig skrevet som arrangement for brassband.
I 1989 bestilte Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag et arrangement som skulle være med på platen "Light". Som svar på henvendelsen valgte jeg den norske tonen "Hanen stend på stabburshella", en svært kjent kanon, mye brukt som allsang. Platen kom i 1990 der Allan Withington dirigerer. På den tiden trodde jeg og de fleste andre at det var en folketone, men nå vet vi at melodien er skrevet av Eilif Gulbranson (1897 - 1958). Men tonen har en umiskjennelig norsk folkemusikk dåm over seg som jeg kledte i moderne drakt.

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


The Cock was originally written as an arrangement for brassband for Norwegian band Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag and their CD-release Light in 1989.
I chose the Norwegian tune Hanen stend på stabburshella (The Cock), a tune which is widely used in Norway.
When the CD, conducted by Alan Whitington was released in 1990, the song was recognized as a folk tune. This is not correct as the music was written by Eilif Gulbranson (1897-1958).
However, the song is written in a typical Norwegian folk music style, here arranged in a modern style for concert band.