Nordic Instrumental Music

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Title Composer Arranger Ensemble Medium Country Publisher_Code Date Time Difficulty Recommended Level Comments
JAG VET ETT LITET HOTELL SYLVAIN, JULES/MATS OLSSON STAGE BAND Sweden EHRLING 1978
E/M/ C/U/HS MESSY SCORE IN MS, TANGO, LOTS OF MUTING IN BRASS, NEED STRONG PIANO FOR SOLO.
JIEDNA VEA, KETIL ORCHESTRA Norway NORSK 1980 17MIN 40 SEC M C/U/HS PIC,3FL,3CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,STRINGS,SOPRANO VOICE. SOPRANO VOICE IS LIKE ANOTHER INSTRUMENT. VERY PLAYABLE WORK WITH A GOOD SCORE. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
JIEDNA III (C TRPT, HN, TRB) VEA, KETIL BRASS TRIO Norway NOTON 1993 EST 6 MIN M/H C/U MOVEMENTS: ALLEGRO GIOCOSO, LENTO LAMENTOSO, ALLEGRO MAESTOSO E ESPESSIVO. FOR THE ADVANCED ENSEMBLE. SOME MIXED METER AND RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS. GOOD ADDITION TO THE LITERATURE.
JOHANN MATTESON’S TONE-FEET WESSMAN, HARRI BRASS QUINTET Finland FiMIC 1992 EST 7+ MIN M C/U/HS MOVEMENTS: ANDANTE, ANDANTE, ALLEGRO, ADAGIO, ALLEGRO. EASIER MUSIC IN SHORT MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE.
JOKERI PEKKANEN, PERTTI BAND Finland SULASOL 1989 EST 4 MIN M C/U/HS PIC,FL,EbCL,3CL,OB,BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,2PERC,TMP. FUN AND EXCITEMENT IN KEY OF C AND IN 2/4 AND 4/4.
JOURNEY IN TIME MAGLE, FREDERIK VIOLIN & PIANO Denmark DKF 1999 12 MIN M/H C/U BEGINNING: A VERY NICE EMOTIONAL SONG WITH INTERESTING ACCOMPANIMENT. LATER: INTENSE, RHYTHMIC - ALTERNATING A SIMPLE PRESENTATION WITH THAT IDEA, CADENZA NEAR THE END.
JOUTSENET (LES CYGNES) RAITIO, VAINO ORCHESTRA Finland FAZER 1919 8 MIN M/H C/U 3FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC,TMP,EH,CELESTA, STRINGS. SLOW MOVING ROMANTIC WORK THAT NEEDS STRONG STRINGS AND FLUTE. NICE SCORE.
JOY KANKANEN, AIMO SAXOPHONE (ALTO) AND ORGAN Finland FiMIC 2000 EST 3 1/2 MIN M/H C/U A SERIOUS MODERN SETTING FOR ‘JOY’ WITH A FINE ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT. THE SCORE IS JUST FUN TO LOOK AT -- PLAY IT!
JOY, OP. 84 LUNDE, IVAR, JR. ORCHESTRA Norway NMIC 1986 7 MIN M/H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,EH,HARP,STRINGS. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL, GOOD SCORE WITH LOTS OF RHYTHMIC INTEREST. PLAYS LIKE AN OVERTURE. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
JUBILEE - 86 (MARCH) ERIKSSON, MAS-HARRY BAND Sweden LEMA 1986 3 MIN E/M HS/JHS SMALL BAND SETTING. MARCH SIZE. STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION.
JUBILUS II SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR TROMBONE & BAND Iceland ITM 1986 21 MIN H C/U 2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,EH,CBSN,TAPE. THREE MOVEMENTS PLAYED BY CHRISTIAN LINDBERG. NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION AND SCORING. FOR PROFESSIONAL SOLOIST WITH AN EXCELLENT BAND.

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