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Title	Composer Arranger	Ensemble Medium	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
GALDRESLATTEN, OP 20	SAEVERUD, HARALD	ORCHESTRA	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1947	7 MINN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC,TMP,HARP,STRINGS. NO PROBLEMS OR SURPRISES AND THIS ONE HAS MUCH AUDIENCE APPEAL.
GAMMAL FABODPSALM	LINDBERG, OSKAR/STIG GUSTAFSON	BAND	Sweden	LEMA	1979	4 MIN	E/M	C/M/HS	2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, SB. ONE OF SWEDEN'S MOST FAMILIAR FOLK MELODIES. WELL SCORED.
GAMMAL FABODPSALM	MORBERG, GOSTA	BAND	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1977	CA 2'30"	E	HS/JHS	2FL,4CL,ACL,BCL,OB,2BSN,2AS,2TS,BS.2HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,SB,EH. CONDENSED SCORE, SWEDEN’S MOST FAMILIAR FOLK SONG. BEAUTIFUL AND PLAYABLE BY ALL!
GAMMAL FABODPSALM FRAN DALARNA	LINDBERG, OSKAR	CELLO & PIANO	Sweden	NORDISKA	1950	CA 3 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	SWEDEN'S MOST FAMILIAR FOLK TUNE AND A BEAUTIFUL MELODY!
GAMMAL FABODPSALM FRAN DALARNA	LINDBERG, OSKAR	VIOLIN & PIANO	Sweden	NORDISKA	1950	CA 3 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	SWEDEN'S MOST FAMILIAR FOLK TUNE AND A BEAUTIFUL MELODY!
GAMMAL FABODPSALM(AN OLD TUNE FROM DALECARLIA)	LINDBERG, OSKAR/MOGENS ANDERSEN	BRASS QUINTET	Sweden	NORDISKA	1986	EST 4 MIN	M	C/U	ONE OF SWEDEN'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND FAMILIAR FOLK SONGS, WELL SCORED.
GANGLAT FRAN APPELBO	MORBERG, GOSTA	BAND	Sweden	EHRLING	1978	3 MIN 30 SEC	E	HS/JHS	SCORE IS NOT CLEAR. NOT BOUND. KEYS OF G, C, F. STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION.
GANGLAT FRAN DALSLAND	WESTERBERG, CONNY	BAND	Sweden	LEMA	1986	3 MIN	E	HS/JHS	2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3HN,3COR,3TRB,EUP,TBA,PERC,SB. FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION, SLOW MARCH, HAS 3 VIOLIN PARTS OPT.
GANGLAT FRAN MOCKFJARD	SUND, ROBERT	BAND	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978	13 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,3CL,BCL,OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,2COR,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, 2PERC,SB. SWEDISH WORDS ARE IN THE SCORE TO SING ALONG! LIKE A THEME AND VARIATIONS.
GANGLAT FRAN UPPLAND	MORBERG, GOSTA	BAND	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1978	3 MIN 30 SEC	E	HS/JHS	2FL,5CL,ACL,BCL,OB,2BSN,2AS,2TS,BS,2HN,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,PERC, TMP,SB,EH. CONDENSED SCORE, KEY OF C, 4/4 STRAIGHT AHEAD SWEDISH FOLK TUNE.
GANGLAT FRAN VASTERDALARNA	LINDBERG, NILS	ORCHESTRA	Sweden	NORDISKA	1974	EST 7 MIN	M/H	C/U	PIC,2FL,2CL,CL SOLO,BCL,2OB,EH,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC, TMP,GUITAR,STRINGS. MARCHING TUNE. CLARINET AND PIANO SOLOS. IMPROVISATION, SWING SECTION, FOLK TUNE. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
GEGNUM SKOGINN - THROUGH THE WOODS	BALDVINSSON, TRYGGVI M.	CLARINET & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	1992	EST 10+ MIN	H	C/U	LOTS OF RHYTHMIC TRAPS, WORK WITH A COMPETENT PIANO PLAYER WHO WANTS TO REHEARSE. THIS WILL WORK WITH THE EXTRA EFFORT!
GEYSIR, ORCHESTRAL PRELUDE, OP 51	LEIFS, JON	ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1961	EST 9 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,2FL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,TMP,EH,CBSN,STRINGS.A FEW PERFORMANCE SURPRISES HERE WITH MIXED METER AND EXTRA PERCUSSION WORK. MESSY SCORE BUT GOOD PARTS FROM A FINE COMPOSER.
GIGJULEIKUR FOR STRINGS	SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL	STRING ORCHESTRA	Iceland	ITM	1978		E/M	C/U/HS	FOUR SHORT MOVEMENTS. FREQUENT METER CHANGES AND SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION. PLAYABLE AND GOOD MUSIC!
GIST	NESS, JON OIVIND	PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE & BAND	Norway	NMIC	2004	17 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,OB,5CL,BSN,AS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC,STBS. A ONE MOVEMENT WORK FOR THREE PERCUSSIONISTS AND BAND. THE BAND PART IS HARD AS WELL AS THE SOLO ENSEMBLE PARTS. EXCITING MATERIAL!
GITANJALI SANG 20	WILHELMI, TOBIAS	ORCHESTRA	Sweden	SMIC	1915	EST 4 MIN	M/H	C/U	3FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,3TRB,PERC,TMP,EH,HARP,STRINGS. AN OLD SCORE IN MS. WELL RESPECTED COMPOSER. MARKED POCO ADAGIO, MOLTO TRANQUILLO. RENTAL ONLY.
GLASSHUS	ASHEIM, NILS HENRIK	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	2001	9 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,BS. THIS IS VERY HARD MATERIAL, BUT AN EXAMPLE OF THE MUSIC HEARD FROM SAX QUARTETS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES. VERY MODERN: MIXED METER, RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS, DRAMATIC. EXCELLENT SCORE.
GO	HENDZE, JESPER	PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE	Denmark	DKF	1995	10 MIN	H	C/U	FOUR PLAYERS PLAYING LOTS OF INSTRUMENTS. PLAYER 1 SHOULD HAVE A DRUM SET. BASED UPON A WEST AFRICAN RHYTHM.
GOD GAVE ME AN EAR	SVEINSSON, GUNNAR R	JAZZ ENSEMBLE	Iceland	ITM			M	C/U	VIOLIN, DRUMS, SB, GUITAR, VIBES. BLUES IN C, SWINGS, HEAD AND CHANGES.
GOD JUL!	GUSTAFSON, STIG	BAND	Sweden	LEMA	1982	5 1/2 MIN	M	C/U/HS	PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,3TRB,EUP,TBA, 2PERC,SB. 5 CHRISTMAS TUNES OF SWEDEN. NICE BRIDGE WORK BETWEEN TUNES. CAN BE PLAYED WITH LESS THAN FULL INSTRUMENTATION.
GOPAK	LARSSON GOTHE, MATS	SAXOPHONE QUARTET	Sweden	REIMERS	1994	EST 8 MIN	H	C/U	SS,AS,TS,,BS. ANOTHER FINE SWEDISH COMPOSER WHO WRITES FOR THE SAXOPHONE QUARTET AND WRITES VERY WELL. THIS IS VERY HARD, BUT LOGICAL AND PLAYABLE WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL MIXED METER, ETC. GOOD WORK!
GOTA LEJON (MARCH)	MODEER, HJALMAR/BIRGER JARL	BAND	Sweden	LEMA	1986	3 MIN 15 SEC	E/M	HS/JHS	MARCH SIZE, PLAYABLE BY SMALLER BAND. ALLA BREVE MARCH. STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION.
GRADUS AD PROFUNDUM	EIRIKSDOTTIR, KAROLINA	STRING BASS ALONE	Iceland	ITM	2002	EST 5+ MIN	H	C/U	WORKS THE TREBLE CLEF UP A WAYS AS WELL AS THE BASS CLEF DOWN. NOTES, DOUBLE STOPS AND RANGE MAKE THIS A NICE CHALLENGE.
GRAND VALSE	RONNES, ROBERT	BASSOON QUARTET	Norway	NMIC	1998	EST 5 MIN	M	C/U	FIRST TWO PARTS BASS AND TENOR CLEFS. GOOD MATERIAL FOR THE START OF A BASSOON QUARTET. EVERYONE GETS IN THE ACT.
GRANDFATHER BENNO'S NIGHT MUSIC	MERILAINEN, USKO	HORN ALONE	Finland	FAZER	1976	EST 3+MIN	M	C/U	SOME RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE. HIGH NOTE IS Ab, BUT MUCH LOW HORN WORK IN A GOOD SCORE.
GRANITE	LORENTZEN, BENT	CELLO ALONE	Denmark	WHANSEN	1971	8 MIN	H	C/U	FOUR MOVEMENTS, SPECIAL TECHNIQUES SUGGESTED, FREE FEELING TO THE WORK.
GRATIA	AM, MAGNAR	HARP AND BAND	Norway	NMIC	1994,2002	10 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	2FL(PIC),EH,4CL,BCL,BSN,AS(SS),TS,3TRPT,2HN,2TRB,EUP,2TBA,3PERC. IT IS MAINLY THE HARPIST. PARTS ARE QUITE EASY, JUST A NICE ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THE HARP SOLOIST.
GUSTADOLPHONY	DEAK, CSABA	BAND	Sweden	SMIC	1989	10 MIN	M/H	C/U/HS	PIC,3FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,6HN,6TRPT,6TRB,EUP,2TBA, 5PERC,TMP,SB. SOME NONTRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN A PLAYABLE AND ENJOYABLE WORK BY A FINE COMPOSER.
GUSTAVIANSK SVIT, OP 28	LARSSON, LARS-ERIK	STRING ORCHESTRA	Sweden	SMIC			E/M	C/U/HS	FIVE MOVEMENTS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND PLAYABLE. RENTAL ONLY.
GYDAS HEMMELIGHET	KRUSE, BJORN	SAXOPHONE(SOPRANO) & PIANO	Norway	NMIC	1989	CA 5 MIN	M/H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT, LARGELY LYRICAL. MS IS MARGINAL BUT MUSIC IS WORTH THE EFFORT.