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Title	Composer Arranger	Ensemble Medium	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
FAIRY TALE SISTERS	NORDAL, JON	VIOLIN & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	1944	12 MIN	M	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS (SISTERS) OF CONTRASTING STYLE. GOOD MUSIC PAYABLE BY MANY.
FALL	SANDBERG, LARS	TROMBONE, CELLO & PIANO	Sweden	SUECIA	1989	9+MIN	H	C/U	MANY RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS. ALL PARTS PLAY FROM A SCORE.
FANFAARI	RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI	TRUMPET CHOIR	Finland	FiMIC	1992	30 SEC	E	C/U/HS	4 TRUMPETS - FOR THAT SPECIAL OCCASION WHEN YOU WANT A SPECIAL FANFARE. RAUTAVAARA TO THE FORE!
FANFAARI	VIITALA, MAURI	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Finland	FiMIC	1974	1 MIN 40 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	6/8 FANFARE WITH MODEST RANGES AND IT MOVES. POOR MANUSCRIPT IN THE SCORE.
FANFANFARA	SAGVIK, STELLAN	BRASS QUINTET	Sweden	SMIC	1989	8 MIN	M/H	C/U	FINE SCORE, RHYTHMIC INTEREST AND PLAYABLE.
FANFARE	WESTMAN, LENNART	BAND	Sweden	SMIC	2006	1 MIN 35 SEC	M		PIC,FL,OB,CL,BSN,SS,AS,BS,HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,STBS,2PERC. SHORT, DRAMATIC FANFARE, SEEMS THAT DOUBLINGS WOULD WORK WELL. YOU WILL LIKE!
FANFARE AND ASCENDING	NORDHAGEN, STIG	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Norway	NMIC	CIR 2000	3 MIN	H	C/U	PIC TRPT,3 C TRPT,HN,4TRB,TBA. TWO MOVEMENTS. MIXED METER LOTS OF NOTES AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD PIC TRUMPET. HIS COMPOSER ALSO HAS AN OVERTURE THAT IS IN MS FROM NMIC WITH 4 Bb TRUMPETS AND THE REST AS ABOVE.
FANFARE AND CHORAL	HOVLAND, EGIL	BAND	Norway	NORSK	1966		M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP, TBA,5PERC,TMP,EH,CBCL,CELESTE. COMMISSIONED BY THE ST.OLAF COLLEGE BAND. A DENSE SCORE WITH A LOT OF DOUBLING. FANFARE-LIKE THEN FUGAL & BACK TO THE FANFARE MATERIAL. RENTAL ONLY.
FANFARE AND CHORALE	HOVLAND, EGIL	ORCHESTRA	Norway	NORSK	1968	EST 12 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,EH,2CL,BCL,2BSN,CBSN,4HN,3TRPT,4TRB,2TBA,2PERC,CELESTE,STRINGS. EXCELLENT SCORE AND PLAYABLE BY THE C/U ORCHESTRA. FREQUENTLY PLAYED IN NORDIC COUNTRIES BY SELECT STUDENT GROUPS, ETC.
FANFARE OG HYMNE, OP 48	SAEVERUD, HARALD	ORCHESTRA	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1974	CA 5 MINN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,CBSN, CELESTE,PIANO,STRINGS. TRIPLET RHYTHMNS THROUGHOUT, IE: 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. NO PROBLEMS - SAEVERUD IS ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE.
FANFARE, OP. 59	SALLINEN, AULIS	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Finland	NOVELLO	1986	EST 1+ MIN	H	C/U	4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA PERC. IN MS - A DRAMATIC FANFARE BY ONE OF FINLAND’S FINEST. NOTHING SPECIAL JUST SOLID WRITING.
FANFARER	ODEGAARD, HENRIK	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.
FANFARES	LORENTZEN, BENT	TRUMPET ALONE	Denmark	ENGSTROM & SODRING	1994		M/H	C/U	TWO FANFARES, EACH ABOUT ONE MINUTES OR LESS. `ALL TRUMPET PLAYERS SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS READY TO PLAY. THESE WILL MAKE YOURS A LITTLE SPECIAL.COMFORTABLE RANGE.
FANTASI	NYHUS, ROLF	TRUMPETS(2) & ORGAN	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1976		H	C/U	GOOD LOOKING MATERIAL FOR THIS MEDIUM.
FANTASI FOR FLUTE SOLO	BREVIK, TOR	FLUTE ALONE	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1979	EST 2 MIN	E	C/U/HS	LYRICAL, SHORT PIECE. FIRST SOLO ALONE FOR STUDENTS.
FANTASI FOR VIOLA/CELLO AND PIANO	HOLM, PEDER	VIOLA & PIANO	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1954	EST 5 + MIN	M/H	C/U	THE MS IS READABLE. TELL YOUR FRIENDS IT CAN BE PLAYED BY CELLO ALSO. THE ONE THING THAT MAY GET IN THE WAY OF QUICK LEARNING IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTALS.
FANTASI OVER NORSKE FOLK MELODIER, NR 2	REISSIGER, F A /KARL-ERIK OLSEN	BAND	Norway	FROST	1983	EST 6 MIN	E/M	HS	PIC,FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,OB,BSN,AS,TS,BS,3HN,2COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA, 3PERC,TMP,SB. ALL MELODIES PLAYED ATTACCA. VARIETY OF STYLES AND TEMPOS. VERY PLAYABLE.
FANTASI OVER: ZIONS VÆGTER HÆVER ROSTEN	VIDERO, FINN	BRASS QUINTET	Denmark	ENGSTROM & SODRING	1965	EST 2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	3TRPTS, 2TRBS. 6/4, FLOWING, SHORT.
FANTASIA	EEROLA, LASSE	CLARINET & PIANO	Finland	HELLAS	1985	EST 6+ MIN	H	C/U	NOT AS DIFFICULT AS SOME, JUST LEARN THE NOTES AND MAKE MUSIC. FOR UPPER DIVISION C/U. SOME MODERN SOUNDS!
FANTASIA	HAUTA-AHO, TEPPO	TRUMPET & ORCHESTRA	Finland	FiMIC	1987	16 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,3HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,TMP,PIANO, CELESTE. FOUR MOVEMENTS WITH MOST WORK FOR TRUMPET SOLO IN 1 & 4. CALLS FOR TRUMPET IN Eb AND SOME PICCOLO TRUMPET. SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION BUT MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD. RENTAL ONLY.
FANTASIA BREVE	BERG, OLAV	CLARINET & PIANO	Norway	NORSK	1985	9 MIN	H	C/U	RECITAL AND STUDY PURPOSES.
FANTASIA ELEGIACA	JONSSON, JOSEF	VIOLA & PIANO	Sweden	SUECIA	1940	EST 3 MIN	M	C/U	A FLOWING MUSICAL LINE WITH APPROPRIATE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT. USUAL ALTO CLEF, BUT MOVES TO TREBLE CLEF AND SOME DOUBLE STOPS.
FANTASIA PER FLAUTI	BASHMAKOV, LEONID	FLUTE ALONE	Finland	FiMIC	1972	6 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U	A FINE COMPOSER AND A MOST INTERESTING PIECE. SOLOIST SWITCHES BETWEEN GRAND FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE AND BASS FLUTE!
FANTASIAS, OP 43	GADE, NIELS W	CLARINET & PIANO	Denmark	WHANSEN		EST 7 MIN	M	C/U/HS	FOUR MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. NICE RANGE FOR THE CLARINET AND VERY PLAYABLE.
FANTASIAS, OP 43	GADE, NIELS W	VIOLIN & PIANO	Denmark	WHANSEN		EST 7 MIN	M	C/U/HS	FOUR MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. NICE RANGE FOR THE VIOLIN AND VERY PLAYABLE.
FANTASTIC RONDOS	SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR	CLARINET,TROMBONE,CELLO & PO	Iceland	ITM	1980		H	C/U	PLAYERS WHISPER, SPEAK, CLAP HANDS, SNAP FINGERS & STOMP FEET AS WELL AS PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS. RHYTHMICALLY CHALLENGING, BUT SHOULD BE FUN!
FANTASY	NIELSEN, CARL	CLARINET & PIANO	Denmark	WHANSEN	1881		E/M	C/U/HS	AN EARLY WORK FROM NIELSEN WITH MUSICAL CHALLENGES BUT TECHNICALLY COMFORTABLE.
FANTASY FOR CLARINET & WIND ORCHESTRA	EEROLA, LASSE	CLARINET & BAND	Finland	FiMIC	1986	12 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	PIC,3FL,EbCL,4CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,EUP, 2TBA,3PERC,TMP,PIANO IS OPT. SECTIONS CONNECTED BY CADENZAS OR OTHER MEANS. FREQUENT TIME SIGNATURE CHANGES. OPPORTUNITY TO FEATURE THE BANDS FIRST CLARINETIST.
FANTASY FOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE	LILJEQUIST, BJORN	PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE	Sweden	BUSCH	1984	CA 6 MIN	H	C/U	WELL LAID OUT FOR TIMPANI AND NON-TUNED INSTRUMENTS. 5 PLAYERS.
FANTASY FOR SOLO FLUTE	ANDERSEN, KJELL MAGNE	FLUTE ALONE	Norway	NMIC	2003	EST 3 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	NEED A SOLID UP REGISTER AND MODEST DIGITAL FACILITY. THE PART INVITES INTERPRETATION AND MUSICALITY. NICE SHORT WORK.
FANTASY FOR TROMBONE SOLO, OP.46A	MORTENSEN, FINN	TROMBONE ALONE	Norway	NORSK	1980	3 MIN	M	C/U/HS	STUDY SOLO FOR RECITAL OR FUN.
FANTASY ON A CHINESE POEM	MASSON, ASKELL	CLARINET & PERCUSSION	Iceland	ITM	1987		H	C/U	A SERIOUS WORK FOR STUDY OR COLLEGE RECITAL. THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT IS CALLED 'DARABOUKT' OR HAND DRUM.
FAR AWAY STAR	LINDBERG, NILS	STAGE BAND	Sweden	NORDISKA	1984		M	C/U/HS	VOCAL - OR CAN BE AN INSTRUMENTAL SOLO. BALLAD. FINE TUNE!
FEM MINIMALER	RIEDEL, GEORG	BRASS QUINTET & JAZZ ENSEMBLE	Sweden	SMIC	1978	7 MIN	H	C/U	INTERESTING COMBINATION BY A HIGHLY RESPECTED SWEDISH COMPOSER. JAZZ ENSEMBLE: AS,TS,GUIT,PO,BASS,DRUMS.
FEM SANGER OM KARLEK (FIVE SONGS OF LOVE)	OLSON, LARS JERGEN	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.
FEST - OUVERTURE, OP 33	KOPPEL HERM D	ORCHESTRA	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1939	8 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,STRINGS. SOLID SCORE, MOSTLY RHYTHMIC, MANY NOTES, BUT STRAIGHT AHEAD.
FEST-OUVERTURE	SONSTEVOLD, MAJ	ORCHESTRA	Norway	NMIC	1983	EST 10 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,4RPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC,TMP,HARP,CELESTE,STRINGS. ONE MOVEMENT AND VERY PLAYABLE. SCORE IS IN FINE MS.
FEST-OUVERTURE,OP 29	ALFVEN, HUGO/GUNNAR JOHANSSON	BAND	Sweden	SUECIA	1974	7 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	3FL,EbCL,4CL,ACL,BCL,2OC,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,2COR,4TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP, 2TBA,2PERC,TMP,SB. PROGRAM OPENER, GOOD EXCITEMENT, ALL PARTS DO SOMETHING. SAXOPHONE PARTS OPTIONAL.
FESTFANFAR 1995	SEVIUS, SVEN	BRASS & PERCUSSION	Sweden	SMIC	1995	1 MIN.	M	C/U/HS	R TRPT, 3 TRB,TUBA,3 PERC. SOLID, FULL WRITING. TRB 1 TO HIGH Bb OTHERWISE ALL INSTRUMENTS IN A COMFORTABLE RANGE. PERCUSSION: SNARE, TYMPANI AND CYMBALS.
FESTFANFARE	SODERLIND, RAGNAR	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Norway	NORSK	1971	CA 2 MIN	M	C/U	3TRPT IN C,3HN,3TRB,TBA,3PERC. STRONG WORK THAT IS PLAYABLE AND VERY INTERESTING.
FESTIVAL OVERTURE	ISOLFSSON, PALL	ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1950		M/H	C/U/HS	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,3HN,3TRPY,2TRB,5PERC,STRINGS. THIS WILL CAHLLENGE THE GOOD HS ENSEMBLE, BUT IT IS A FINE SCORE. GREAT FOR C/U ORCHESTRA OVERTURE, ALL STATE GROUPS, ETC.
FESTIVAL OVERTURE, OP 39	HOVLAND, EGIL	BAND	Norway	NMIC	1962	6 1/2 MIN	H	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB, EUP,TBA,2PERC,TMP,SB,EH,CBSN,CBCL. MIXED METER. BIG OPENING. A GOOD SCORE TO PLEASE THE AUDIENCE AND THE PLAYERS. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
FESTIVALOUVERTURE	MARCUSSEN, KJELL	BAND	Norway	NMIC	1994	10 MIN.	M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,2BSN,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,4PERC. A NICE SCORE THAT EXHIBITS SOME INTERESTING HARMONIC STRUCTURE FORM TIME TO TO TIME. VERY USEABLE MATERIAL.
FESTIVALOUVERTURE	MARCUSSEN, KJELL	ORCHESTRA	Norway	NMIC	1994	EST 12+ MN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,STRINGS. A BOLD PIECE THAT IS GREAT IN SCORE AND PLAYABLE BY THE BEST HS SELECT GROUP ALA ALL-STATE GROUPS AND C/U ENSEMBLES. CONTEMPORARY SETTING, MIXED METER, MODERN HARMONY. GOOD PIECE.
FESTIVO FOR BRASS ENSEMBLE AND PERCUSSION	DANIELSSON, CHRISTER	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1981	3 MIN	M	C/U	4TRPT,2HN,2TRB,2TBA,2PERC.A FANFARE, TRUMPET 1 TO C AND MUST BE A SOLID PLAYER.
FESTIVO POMPOSO	SJOBLOM, HEIMER	BAND	Sweden	SMIC	1976	6 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,FL,3CL,OB,BSN,AS,TS,2HN,3TRPT,2TRB,TBA,2PERC,SB. WELL LAID OUT SCORE, NOTE THE INSTRUMENTATION.
FESTMARSCH	KOCH, ERLAND VON	ORCHESTRA	Sweden	SMIC	1974	4 1/2 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC,TMP,STRINGS. A SLOW CONCERT MARCH MARKED MM=80. GOOD SCORE. RENTAL ONLY.
FESTOUVERTURE	FONGAARD, BJORN	BAND	Norway	NMIC			M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,EbCL,4CL,BCL,AS,TS,4HN,4COR,3TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC. VERY PLAYABLE WORK, VARIETY OF TEMPOS, NO PROBLEMS.
FESTOUVERTURE, OP 53	MADSEN, TRYGVE	ORCHESTRA	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1988	EST 7 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,STRINGS. PROGRAM OPENER OF STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL. FINE HS ORCH, COLLEGE OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. SCORE FOR SALE AND PARTS ON HIRE.
FIGURE IN TEMPO	JORGENSEN, ERIK	CELLO & PIANO	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1965	EST 4 MIN	M/H	C/U	CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND RHYTHMICALLY CHALLENGING, MANY CHANGES OF TIME SIGNATURE.
FIMMA (SEA NOCTURNE)	HALLGRIMSSON, HALFLIDI	CELLO & PIANO	Iceland	CHESTER	1986		H	C/U	FIVE MOVEMENTS WITH RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS FOR THE ENSEMBLE, CHALLENGING.
FINE I, OP 55	LEIFS, JON	ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1963	EST 4 MIN	E/M	C/U	PIC,2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,EH,CBSN, STRINGS. ONE MOVEMENT WITH SOME STRING DIVISI, SOMETIMES QUITE THINLY SCORED. SCORE IS MESSY BUT GOOD PARTS. FINE COMPOSER.
FINE II, OP 56	LEIFS, JON	STRING ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1963	EST 4 MIN 30"	E/M	C/U/HS	ALSO USES A VIBRAPHONE BUT NOT AS A SOLOIST. ANDANTE AND STRAIGHT AHEAD. VERY PLAYABLE.
FINNISH RHAPSODY, OP 32	BORG, KIM	TUBA & PIANO	Finland	FiMIC		EST 6-7 MIN	M	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS. RANGE TO D. 1. ON THE ROAD 2. SUMMER NIGHT 3. WEDDING. RECITAL CONCERT PROGRAM. CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT AVAILABLE.
FIRE ARSTIDSMINIATYRER	OSTERN, PER HROAR	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.
FIRE PROFILER (FOUR PROFILES)	SLETTHOLM, YNGVE	SAXOPHONE ALONE	Norway	LYCHE	1982	14 MIN	M	C/U/HS	FOR ANY SAXOPHONE. FOUR MOVEMENTS. NOT EASY BUT PLAYABLE AND GOOD STUDY/RECITAL MATERIAL. MOVEMENTS CAN STAND ALONE.
FIVE FLUTE PIECES	WESSMAN, HARRI	FLUTE & PIANO	Finland	FiMIC	2003		E/M/H	C/U/HS	MOVEMENTS: TRIPLETS, LEGATO, FIGURATION, THE FLIGHT OF THE MASQUITO, DOUBLE TONGUE MARCH. WHEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET TOO SERIOUS AT THE RECITAL. THIS SHOULD BE FUN FOR PLAYERS AND AUDIENCE.
FIVE IMPROVISATIONS	BERGH, SVERRE	STRING TRIO	Norway	LYCHE	1983	10 MIN	M	C/U	FIVE MOVEMENTS. MODEST TECHNICAL DEMANDS AND PLAYABLE.
FIVE NORDIC MELODIES	SONNINEN, AHTI	STRING ORCHESTRA	Finland	FAZER	1981	EST 12 MIN	M	C/U/HS	ONE FOLK TUNE FROM EACH OF THE FIVE NORDIC COUNTRIES. THEY ALL FLOW BUT ICELAND'S IS IN MIXED METER!
FIVE PRELUDES	NIELSEN, CARL/MOGENS ANDRESEN	BRASS QUINTET	Denmark	WHANSEN	1984	EST 7 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SHORT MOVEMENTS FROM 29 SMALL PRELUDES FOR PIANO.
FIVE SHORT PIECES	DEAK, CSABA	BAND	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1983	10 MIN	H	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,3CL,BCL,OB,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,2HN,4TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,PERC,TMP, SB. AN EXCELLENT SCORE. NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION IN MOVEMENTS 2, 4, & 5, WITH GOOD EXPLANATIONS. VERY PLAYABLE WORK.
FIVE STUDIES	EK, HANS	TUBA AND TIMPANI	Sweden	SMIC	1997/99	7 MN	H	C/U	5 TIMPANI AND TWO WOOD BLOCKS FOR THE PERCUSSION. TO HIGH G FOR THE TUBA AND A COMPLETE LOW REGISTER REQUIRED. HARD , BUT VERY PLAYABLE BY THE ASTUTE UNDERGRAD STUDENTS WHO WANT SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE SENIOR RECITAL. INTERESTING MATERIAL.
FIVE TROMBONE PIECES	WESSMAN, HARRI	TROMBONE & PIANO	Finland	LOVE	1992	EST 5+ IN	E/M	C/U/HS	MOVEMENTS (CAN STAND ALONE): SYNCOPATIONS, WHISPERS, ETUDE, BALLAD, EPILOGUE. MUTES, GIZZANDOS, FLUTTER TONGUE, ALL WRITTEN TO BE HIGHLY PLAYABLE.
FLAMES	MARTINSSON, ROLF	WOODWIND QUARTET	Sweden	SMIC	2003	11 MIN	H	C/U	FL,CL,HN,BSN. IN FOUR CONNECTED SECTIONS. OPENS WITH A DRAMATIC FLUTE CADENZA LIKE SECTION THEN TO ENSEMBLE PROBLEMS WITH INTEREST FOR ALL. REHEARSAL TIME WILL BE NEEDED. BUT, THE SCORE IS VERY INTERESTING. FROM A FINE COMPOSER.
FLAUTO DEL SOLE	HERMANSON, AKE	FLUTE ALONE	Sweden	WHANSEN	1982	4 1/2 MIN	H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT WITH MODEST CHALLENGE.
FLEETING TARRY	GRAUGAARD, LARS	WOODWIND TRIO	Denmark	ENGSTROM & SODRING	1996	EST EST 9+ MIN	H	C/U	FLUTE, OBOE AND BASSOON. IN THE VERY HARD ZONE HERE, WITH CHALLENGES FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS. A GOOD SCORE WILL HELP THE LEARNING PROCESS.
FLOTTANS KAVALJERER	LINDHOLM AND OTHERS/GUNNAR SVENSSON	STAGE BAND	Sweden	EHRLING	1978		E/M	C/U/HS	SWING, SCORE IS MESSY, TENOR SOLO AND CAN BE OPENED, HIGH TRB 1 & 2 FOR E/M CHART.
FLUTE REEL	EIRIKSDOTTIR, KAROLINA	FLUTE ALONE	Iceland	ITM	1998	7 MIN 41 SEC	H	C/U	A LOT OF NOTES IN PLACES, BUT THIS LAYS OUR WELL FOR THE GOOD FLUTIST WHO CAN MAKE MUSIC OUT OF NOTES.
FOLKLATAR FOR KLARINETTER	GUSTAFSON, STIG	WOODWIND ENSEMBLE	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978		E/M	C/U/HS	FL,OB,3CL,BCL,BSN. 5 FOLK TUNES ARRANGED BY ONE OF SWEDEN'S BEST ARRANGERS.
FOLKLIG MARSCH NR 2	KOCH, ERLAND VON	STRING ORCHESTRA	Sweden	SMIC	1983	EST 3 MIN	E	C/U/HS	FOLK TUNE & STRAIGHT AHEAD. VLN 3 SUB FOR VIOLA IF NEEDED. NICE AND EASY. RENTAL ONLY.
FOLKTONSRAPSODI (THE FOLK TUNE RHAPSODY)	ÖJEBO, PAR/STIG GUSTAFSON	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.
FOR FOUR NUMBER FOUR “SAXOPHONIA”	HEGDAL, MAGNE	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	1998/99	22 MINUTES	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: MONOCROMA, POLIFONIA, DODECAFONIA, OMOFONIA, TRE MONOCROME, ETEROFONIA. THERE IS ALSO AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF THE 1ST MOVEMENT IF DESIRED. HARD, ESOTERIC AND NORDIC! TAKE A LOOK IF YOU WANT A CHALLENGE.
FOR THE OCCASION	BALDVINSSON, TRYGGVI	TROMBONE & BRASS QUINTET	Iceland	ITM	1987		E/M	C/U/HS	FLOWING TUNE THAT IS VERY PLAYABLE AND GOOD MUSICAL INTEREST.
FORM AND COLOURS	KJAERNES, BJORN MORTEN	BAND	Norway	WARNER/CHAPPELL	2000	EST 11 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2OB,3CL,ACL,BCL,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3COR,2TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,STBS,4PERC. BASED ON A MATHEMATIC FORMULA OR TONE ROW. A SHORT ALEATORIC SECTION. GOOD WORK FOR THE YOUNG ENSEMBLE WILLING TO WORK AT A CONTEMPORARY STYLE OF WRITING. GOOD INSTRUCTIONS BY THE COMPOSER.
FORM OG FARGER	KJAERNES, BJORN MORTEN	BAND	Norway	NMIC	1982		H	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP, TBA,2PERC,TMP,SB. OVERTURE -LIKE WITH ACTION FOR ALL, MUCH VARIETY. FUN FOR PLAYERS AND AUDIENCE.
FORTUNA	VAAGE, KNUT	FLUTE & PIANO	Norway	NMIC	1996	16 MIN	H	C/U	CONTEMPORARY SETTINGS TONALLY AND RHYTHMICALLY. HARD FOR BOTH PLAYERS, BUT A WELL LAID OUT SCORE AND VERY INTERESTING. FOUR MOVEMENTS. PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE LEVEL MATERIAL.
FOUR FANFARES	DANIELSSON, CHRISTER	WOODWIND QUINTET	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978	3 MIN 30 SEC	E	C/U/HS	SHORT, PLAYABLE, USEFUL.
FOUR FINNISH FOLK SONGS, OP 12	KLAMI, UUNO	STRING ORCHESTRA	Finland	FAZER	1942	EST 9+MIN	E/M/	C/U/HS	NEEDS PIANO. IN FOUR MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. PLAYABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.
FOUR FINNISH FOLKTUNES	HEINIO, MIKKO	TROMBONE QUARTET	Finland	FAZER	1986	EST 6 1/2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	FIRST PART IN TENOR CLEF. MUTING. ACCESSIBLE, STRAIGHT AHEAD MUSIC.
FOUR ICELANDIC FOLK SONGS	BJORNSSON, ARNI	FLUTE & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	1973		M	C/U/HS	GOOD MUSIC PLAYABLE BY THE YOUNG AND COMPETENT PLAYER FOR CONTEST OR COLLEGE RECITAL.
FOUR ICELANDIC FOLK SONGS	SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL	CLARINET & PIANO	Iceland	NORSK	1986	7 MIN 5 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	GOOD USE OF THE INSTRUMENT. MUSIC THAT CAN SING AND DANCE.
FOUR PIECES	SANDSTROM, SVEN-DAVID	SAXOPHONE(SOPRANO) & BAND	Sweden	SMIC	2002	12 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,BSCL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TUBA,STBS,ELECTBS,2PERC. MIXED METER, HIGH RANGE FOR SOLOIST, IF THERE IS NO CHALLENGE IN THIS ONE IT IS NOT BECAUSE THE COMPOSER DID NOT TRY. PERHAPS THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SAXOPHONE INSTRUCTOR WITH THE SCHOOL BAND.
FOUR PRACTICAL PIECES, OP.5	KARJALAINEN, KARI	TRUMPET & PIANO	Finland	FAZER	1982	4 MIN 30 SEC	E	C/U/HS	1. LULLABY, 2. CRAZY TONES, 3. BLUE HARMONY, 4. QUICK TONES. GOOD WORK AND FUN.
FOUR SQUARE DANCES	HEGAARD, LARS	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1991	11 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. MOVEMENTS: QT = 66, SOTTO VOCE ED ESPRESSIVO, ESATICO E DANZANTE, LEGGIERO E ON BRIO.SAXQUARTET IN THESE COUNTRIES IS LARGE AND MUSIC COMPOSED FOR THEM REFLECTS THE MANY ASPECTS OF AVANTE GUARDE AND ESOTERIC WRITING AVAILABLE. A CLEAN SCORE PLAYABLE BY THE BEST!
FRA HELE BUENOS AIRES	NICOTRA, ALFREDO	TUBA QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	CIR 2000	7 MIN 35 SEC	M	C/U/HS	2 EUP,2TBA. MOVEMENTS: TANGO DRAMA, PAMPERA, MILONGA DOLCE, MALAMBO. GOOD, NEW AND FUN MATERIAL FOR THE TUBA QUARTET. PLAYABLE RANGES FOR ALL AND NO REAL COUNTING PROBLEMS.
FRA SOR OG NORD (FROM SOUTH AND NORTH)	SODERLIND, RAGNAR	BAND	Norway	NMIC	1967	4 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,FL,EbCL,3CL,OB,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,3TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC,(HNS IN Eb). CONCERT MARCH, STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH A SOLID SCORE.
FRAGA MEJ INTE VARFOR(DO NOT ASK ME WHY)	ERICSON,BOBBIE/GOSTA MORBERG	BAND	Sweden	INTERSONG	1978		E	HS/JHS	2FL,3CL,ACL,BCL,OB,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,PERC,TMP,SB.(EH OPT) GOOD WORK. ONE SHORT CHALLENGE FOR FLUTES, 3/4 IN F-Bb-F & ON GREEN PAPER!
FRAGMENT UR DEN VITTFARNES AVENTYR	BLUM, THOMAS	BRASS QUINTET	Sweden	SMIC	1993	8 MIN.	M/H	C/U	SCORE IS IN GOOD MS, UNFORTUNATELY,THE PARTS GET A LITTLE MESSY. HOWEVER, HAVING PLAYED HIS WORK WE CAN SAY IT IS WORTHWHILE. THE ENSEMBLE WILL ENJOY PLAYING THE PIECE. A NUMBER OF SHORT SECTIONS IN THE WORK.
FREMAD MARSJ	VAAGE, KNUT	BAND	Norway	WARNER/CHAPPELL	2000	2 MIN 45 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	PIC,FL,OB,BSN,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,4PERC. FROM SERIES OF MARCHES PUBLISHED BY WARNER/CHAPPELL- NORWAY TITLED, 21 MARCHES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. ACCESSIBLE, POSSIBLE TO PLAY WITH A SMALLER GROUP - PLAYABLE BY MOST ENSEMBLES.
FRESKO	LINDSTROM, ERIK	STAGE BAND	Finland	FiMIC/LINDSTRÖM, ERIK		EST 5 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	A FEW HIGH NOTES FOR TRUMPET 1, SLOW SWING. TRB SOLO OPENING.
FRIDA-SVIT	SJOBERG, BIRGER/STIG GUSTAFSON	BAND	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1980	8 MIN	E	HS/JHS	PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, 2PERC,SB. 5 MOVEMENTS, CONDENSED SCORE, PLAYABLE BY ALL, GOOD WORK.
FROM GLASS	BALDVINSSON, TRYGGVI M.	BASS CLARINET ALONE	Iceland	ITM	2003	10 MIN	H	C/U	THE FULL RANGE OF THE BASS CLARINET - EXTREME UPPER RANGE NEEDED. A GOOD C/U CHALLENGE. MOSTLY A NOTE THING, RHYTHM WILL TAKE CARE OF IT SELF!
FROM THE MERRY LIFE OF A SPY	NORHOLM, IB	BRASS QUINTET	Denmark	KONTRAPUNKT	1999/2000	EST 7 MIN 30 SEC	M/H	C/U/HS	MOVEMENTS: CAMARILLA, MISS Q, RESCUE-POST SCRIPT. FROM THE TITLE YOU AN TELL THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME FUN HERE. ALL PARTS IN PLAYABLE REGISTERS. SOME TRICKY RHYTHMS AND LOTS OF NOTES IN SOME PLACES.
FROM THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORLD, OP. 46	KVAM, ODDVAR S.	ORCHESTRA	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1979	14 MIN	M	C/U/HS	3FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,EH,4HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TBA,3PERC,TMP,ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR, STRINGS. THREE MOVEMENTS, MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD. GOOD SCORE.
FUGA GAUCHESCA	NICOTRA, ALFREDO	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	1994	5 MIN	M	C/U/HS	SS.AS.TS.BS. ALWAYS A TOUGH OF LATIN IN THIS COMPOSER’S WORKS. ALL PARTS PLAYABLE AND GOOD MATERIAL FOR THE YOUNGER ENSEMBLE.
FUGLINN I FJORUNNI - BIRD ON THE BEACH	SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR	ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1937/1998	EST 1+ MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	FL,CL,TRPT,PIANO,STRINGS. AN EASIER, FAST MOVING, LIGHT HEARTED PIECE IN 2/4 ALL THE WAY. A GOOD FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ICELANDIC MUSIC. IT IS IN MARGINAL MS. BASED UPON AN EARLIER WORK BY JON THORARINSSON.
FUUSIO	LEHTO, JUKKA-PEKKA	FLUTE & PIANO	Finland	MUSACT	2001	EST 2+ MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	FLUTE PLAYER STOMPS FOOT IN THREE PLACES. A FEW RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS, BUT THIS WILL PLAY AND BE FUN.
FUVOLA	DEAK, CSABA	FLUTE ALONE	Sweden	SMIC	2000	6 MIN.	H	C/U	FIRST RATE COMPOSER USING ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND ALWAYS WORTH THE EFFORT.
FYNSK FORAR, OP. 42	NIELSEN, CARL	ORCHESTRA	Denmark	WHANSEN		19 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,TIMP,STRINGS. MOVEMENTS: ALLEGRETTO U POSO, DANSEVISEN. THIS CAN AND SHOULD BE PLAYED BY GOOD HS ENSEMBLES AS WELL AS COLLEGE GROUPS. I T IS PLAYABLE AND MOST WORTHY MUSIC.
FYRA BAGATELLER FOR STRAKAR	BORTZ, DANIEL	STRING ORCHESTRA	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1985	11 MIN	H	C/U	FOUR MOVEMENTS PLUS A POSTLUDIUM, LOTS OF DIVISI AND CHALLENGE FOR THE C/U STRINGS WITH CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS.
FYRA FOLKVISOR	DANIELSSON, CHRISTER	BRASS ENSEMBLE	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978		E	C/U/HS	2TRPT,HN,2TRB,TUBA. FOUR SHORT TUNES THAT ARE VERY PLAYABLE.
FYRA MINIATYRER	LUNDIN, DAG	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Sweden	SMIC	1995	8 MIN 30 SEC	E	C/M/HS	2AS,TS,BA. FOUR SHORT MOVEMENTS THAT ARE VERY PLAYABLE. STARTING WTH A LITTLE MARCH, THEN A GAVOTTE, SICILIANO AND FINALE. THIS COMPOSER SPECIALIZES IN STUDENT MATERIALS THAT ARE TEACHING YET INTERESTING. GOOD MS.