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Composer Arranger	Title	Ensemble Medium	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
ODEGAARD, HENRIK	FANFARER	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Norway	NMIC	2005	14 MIN	H	C/U	4 TRPT,HN,4TRB,TBA. FIVE FANFARES EACH ABOUT 2 MIN 30 SEC. EACH CAN BE PLAYED ALONE. HARD, MIXED METER, RHYTHMIC THIS, RANGES SHOULD NOT BOTHER THE ADVANCED ENSEMBLE.
OLAFSSON, GUNNSTEINN	TRIO	STRING TRIO	Iceland	ITM	1985		M	C/U	GOOD SCORE AND PLAYABLE MUSIC WITH INTEREST FOR PERFORMER AND LISTENER. VIOLIN, VIOLA & STRING BASS.
OLAFSSON, KJARTAN	DIMMA	VIOLA & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	1985	7 MIN	M/H	C/U	CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND APPROACH, BUT PLAYABLE, USEFUL LITERATURE.
OLAFSSON, KJARTAN	SCORPION DANCE	CLARINET & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	1986	6 MIN	M	C/U	CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND APPROACH. PIANIST MUST BE GOOD!
OLAFSSON, KJARTAN	VIOLUKONSERT	VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1995/2000	EST 20+ MIN	H	C/U	3FL,2OB,3CL(BCL),2BSN,4HN,2TPT,2TRB,TBA,3PERC,STRINGS. IT IS MAINLY THE SOLOIST WITH JUST A FEW THINGS FOR THE ORCH TO WORK OUR TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPANY THE VIOLIST.
OLSEN, POUL ROVSING	SINFONIA I, OP 40	ORCHESTRA	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1967	18 MIN	M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,TRPT,PERC,HARP,STRINGS. THREE MOVEMENTS WITH IMPORTANT HARP PART. MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH A FEW SURPRISES. GOOD SCORE.
OLSEN, SPARRE	ANDANTE FUNEBRE, OP 60 NR 2	STRING ORCHESTRA	Norway	LYCHE	1983	3 MIN 40 SEC	E	C/U/HS	STRAIGHT AHEAD AND IT SINGS.
OLSEN, SPARRE	CONCERTINO FOR HORN AND STRINGS, OP 63	HORN & STRING ORCHESTRA	Norway	LYCHE	1978	11 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	ONE MOVEMENT THAT IS MOSTLY LYRICAL. MODEST DEMANDS ON THE HORN AND EASY ACCOMPANIMENT.
OLSEN, SPARRE	DIALOG FOR FLUTE & BASSOON, OP 50, NO 1	FLUTE & BASSOON	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1978		H	C/U	A NICE CHALLENGE IN AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION.
OLSEN, SPARRE	METAMORFOSE, OP 80 NR 2	CELLO ALONE	Norway	NORSK	1982	EST 3 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SOME LYRICAL AND SOME TECHNICAL WORK. MODEST INTRO TO CELLO ALONE.
OLSEN, SPARRE	PASTORALE, OP 64 NR 1	OBOE ALONE	Norway	LYCHE	1978	EST 4 1/2/MIN	M	C/U/HS	LYRICAL PIECE GOOD FOR INTRO TO OBOE ALONE AND PLAYABLE.
OLSEN, SPARRE	QUINTET FOR WINDS, OP 35	WOODWIND QUINTET	Norway	LYCHE	1950	11 MIN	H	C/U	CHALLENGING WORK FROM GOOD COMPOSER.
OLSEN, SPARRE	RELIGIOUS FOLKTUNE FROM LOM	HORN QUARTET	Norway	NORSK	1978	2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	NO PROBLEMS, STRAIGHT AHEAD AND LYRICAL.
OLSEN, SPARRE	SKUMRINGSTONE, OP 64 NR 2	HORN ALONE	Norway	NORSK	1979	EST 1 1/2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	LYRICAL PIECE FOR HORN ALONE WITH RANGE TO G.
OLSEN, SPARRE	STRYKEKVARTETT, OP.55	STRING QUARTET	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1977	23 MIN	H	C/U	HIGH LEVEL PERFORMERS NEEDED.
OLSON, LARS JERGEN	FEM SANGER OM KARLEK (FIVE SONGS OF LOVE)	CELLO & PIANO	Sweden	SMIC	2003	8 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	RATHER EASY SONGS FOR THE STUDENT TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PLAY PRETTY. THIS IS GOOD MUSIC FOR ANY LEVEL PERFORMER. SENSITIVE ACCOMPANIMENT PART FOR THE PIANIST.
OLSON, LARS JERGEN	TRES NOCHES EN LA HABANA OP. 12	VIOLIN & PIANO	Sweden	SMIC	2003	8 MIN	M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS. ACCESSIBLE BY THE YOUNGER PLAYER WITH A GOOD BACKGROUND. JUST A FEW RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS TO SOLVE. SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON MAKING MUSIC WITH THIS WORK.
OLSSON, STURE	DIVERTIMENTO FOR BLASARE OCH SLAGVERK	BAND	Sweden	SMIC	1974	10 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	PIC,3FL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP. THREE MOVEMENTS, WITH A GOOD SCORE. EMPHASIS UPON PERCUSSION.
ORE, CECILIE	CONTRACANTHUS	STRING BASS ALONE	Norway	NMIC	1986	8 MIN 30 SEC	H	C/U	HARD PIECE FROM A GOOD COMPOSER. LOTS OF NOTES & TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. AN ACHIEVABLE CHALLENGE FOR THE SERIOUS C/U STUDENT.
ORE, CECILIE	HELICES	WOODWIND QUINTET	Norway	NORSK	1984	8 MIN 15 SEC	H	C/U	NONTRADITIONAL SOUNDS AND TECHNIQUES. SCORED CLEARLY SO PLAYABLE, COMFORTABLE CHALLENGE.
OSTERN, PER HROAR	FIRE ARSTIDSMINIATYRER	FLUTE & PIANO	Norway	NORSK	1991	EST 4 MIN	E	C/U/HS	FOUR SHORT MOVEMENTS, EACH CAN STAND ALONE. TITLE REFERS TO THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR. GOOD LITERATURE THAT IS EASY.
ÖJEBO, PAR/STIG GUSTAFSON	FOLKTONSRAPSODI (THE FOLK TUNE RHAPSODY)	BAND	Sweden	LEMA	1985	12 MIN 30 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,PERC, TMP,SB. FINE ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH SOLO CELLO AND OBOE. GOOD WAY TO FEATURE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. SOME RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS.