Nordic Instrumental Music

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Title Composer Arranger Ensemble Medium Country Publisher_Code Date Time Difficulty Recommended Level Comments
L-OVE BLUES BORJESSON, LARS-OVE STAGE BAND Sweden SMIC 1975
M C/U/HS GOOD. ALWAYS NEED MORE BLUES.
L'ESTATE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA EKLUND, HANS STRING ORCHESTRA Sweden GEHRMANS 1987 EST 10 MIN H C/U COMPOSED FOR THE ÖREBRO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. ONE MOVEMENT WITH SEVERAL TIME CHANGES. MANY NOTES.
LA MARCIA AZZURRO FAHLSTROM, ORJAN BAND Sweden SMIC 2003 EST 8 MIN M/H C/U PIC,2FL,2OB,2BSN,4CL,BCL,2AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,STBS,4PERC. VERY PLAYABLE AND FUN MUSIC. SECTIONS LIKE, MEDIUM AND LAID BACK BLUES, BLUES MARCH, A FANFARE, A MARCH, ETC. MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH A FEW TIME SIG THINGS TO MAKE IT INTERESTING. ENJOY!
LADY IN PURPLE AND WHITE WESTBY, OIVIND BAND & PIANO Norway NMIC 1993 11 MIN M C/U/HS PIC,2FL,OB,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3COR,2TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,ELEC.GUIT,B.GUITAR,5PERC. MODERN IT SWINGS. SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN FOR ALL. ACCESSIBLE.
LAMBARDINEN RYTMI MENUETTI MARSSI FOR OBOE AND PIANO WESSMAN, HARRI OBOE & PIANO Finland MODUS 1990 EST 3+ MIN E/M C/U/HS THREE MOVEMENTS AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS: ADAGIETTO UN POCO RUBATO, ALLEGRO GIOCOSO, ALLA MARCIA. NICE FOR CONTEST OR EARLY RECITAL.
LAMENTO, OP 34 JOHANSEN, DAVID MONRAD STRING ORCHESTRA Norway MUSIKK-HUSET 1970 3 & 1/2 MIN E C/U/HS G MINOR AND STRAIGHT AHEAD, NO SURPRISES BUT YOU WILL LIKE IT!
LANDSCAPE (SEA ROOM) LUNDQUIST, TORBJORN IWAN HORN & PIANO Sweden SMIC 1978 16 MIN H C/U ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TUBA. OPTIONAL STRING PARTS AVAILABLE. A MAJOR WORK FOR THIS INSTRUMENT.
LANTAO PALSSON, PALL P OBOE, PERCUSSION & HARP Iceland ITM 1979 9 MIN M/H C/U OPENS WITH AN OBOE CADENZA. DIFFICULTY LIES IN THE ENSEMBLE WORK.
LAREST EYSER, EBERHARD BAND Sweden SMIC 1985 10 MIN H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL IN Bb,CL IN A,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,4PERC,TMP,SB.AN EXCELLENT SCORE THAT MAKES MUSIC! GOOD MATERIAL!
LARGO FUNEBRE EGGE, KLAUS VIOLIN & ORGAN Norway LYCHE 1933 EST 5 MIN E/M C/U SLOW, LYRICAL PIECE. NOTES EASY BUT MATURE SOUND AND MUSICALITY NEEDED.
LARGO, OP 12 BRAEIN, EDVARD FLIFLET STRING ORCHESTRA Norway MUSIKK-HUSET 1969 EST 7 MIN M C/U MUCH DIVISI. TRADITIONAL HARMONIES AND RHYTHMS.
LASSIE JANSSON, LEIF A TUBA & BAND Sweden LEMA 1990 7 MIN M C/U/HS PIC,2FL.OB,EbCL,3CL,BCL,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,2HN,3COR,2TRPT,BAR,3TRB,TBA,STRBS,TIMP,2PERC. SOLO FOR FINE COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL PLAYER, BAND PART EASIER.
LAST CALL BEFORE CLOSING LARSSON GOTHE, MATS TROMBONE ALONE Sweden SMIC 1993 4 MIN. M/H C/U A CHANCE FOR THE TROMBONIST TO SHOW HIS INTERPRETIVE AND MUSICAL SKILLS. DYNAMICS, RHYTHMIC ACCENTS, SOME MIXED METER, A NICE BIG PEDAL Bb ONE TIME AND A FEW OTHER THINGS TO MAKE IT INTERESTING FOR PLAYER AND AUDIENCE.
LASTENKUTSUT (CHILDRENS PARTY) RUNNE, OSSI TRUMPET TRIO & BAND Finland ELVIS 1986 EST 5 MIN M C/U/HS 2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,OB,BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,3 SOLO COR,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,2PERC,2 TENOR HORNS. CONDENSED SCORE. JAZZ WALTZ FOR FUN AT THE CONCERT.
LASTRINGE GANGLAT HOLMGREN,JAN BAND Sweden SUECIA 1984 EST 2+MIN E HS/JHS PIC,FL,EbCL,2CL,OB,2AS,2TS,4HN,2COR,3TRPT,4TRB,EUP,2TBA,3PERC. A NICELY SCORED SWEDISH FOLK MELODY WITH NO SURPRISES! STRAIGHT AHEAD & PLAYABLE.
LATIN SUITE WENDELBOE, JENS BAND Norway NMIC 2004 EST 10 MIN+ M/H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,OB,3CL,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,3HN,EUP,TBA,ELECT BASS, 5-6PERC. STORY IN 6 SHORT SECTIONS. SAMBAS,TANGOS,BOLERO,BOSSA NOVA,SCARY MUSIC. NICE SHORT SOLO FOR BARI SAX IN BOLERO AND FUN FOR ALL. STORY LINE IS IN THE SCORE FOR MORE AUDIENCE INTEREST.
LATIN SUITE NO 2 LORENTZEN, BENT BAND Denmark ENGSTROM & SODRING 1987 12 MIN M/H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB, EUP,TBA,4PERC,TMP. 1. MAMBO, 2. CAIXA DO DIVINO, 3. ABOIOS, 4. MAMBO. CLARINET CADENZA, SOME NONTRADITIONAL DEMANDS. LIKE A BIG BAND PROPELLED BY THE PERCUSSION.
LE CHANT DES OYSEAUX TREDE, YNGVE JAN WOODWIND QUINTET Denmark ENGSTROM & SODRING 1955 16 MIN M/H C/U THREE MOVEMENTS OF A GOOD SCORE IN TRADITIONAL DESIGN. ALL PARTS ARE INTERESTING AND PLAYABLE.
LE CIMETIERE MARIN(THE CHURCHYARD BY THE SEA)OP 20 VALEN, FARTEIN ORCHESTRA Norway LYCHE 1951 10 MIN M/H C/U 2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TMP,STRINGS. A SERENE PIECE IN ONE MOVEMENT. INCIDENTAL SOLOS FOR HORN, FLUTE, CLARINET, ETC. MINIATURE SCORE FOR SALE, SCORE & PARTS RENTAL.
LE TORRE DI BOLOGNA KOHLENBERG, OLIVER TUBA ALONE Finland JASEMUSIIKKI 1985/91 EST 8+ MIN M/H C/U EIGHT SECTIONS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT RHYTHMIC PATTERN AND TWO WITH HIGH RANGE NEEDED. SECTIONS MAY BE WORKED ON SEPARATELY. GOOD PRACTICE STAND MATERIAL.
LEGEND HALLNAS, HILDING CLARINET & ORGAN Sweden SMIC 1974 7 MIN M C/U/HS ONE MOVEMENT THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SAY 'CHURCH' BUT IT PLAYS.
LEGEND HALLNAS, HILDING VIOLIN & ORGAN Sweden SMIC 1979 7 MIN M C/U/HS ONE MOVEMENT THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SAY 'CHURCH'.
LEGENDE DAVIDSSON, ELIAS CLARINET & PIANO Iceland ITM 1996 EST 4+ MIN M/H C/U/HS SOME LARGE INTERVALS TO MANIPULATE ACCURATELY, OTHERWISE THIS SHOULD PLAY . EXPECT SOME DIFFERENT TONALITIES.
LEGENDE, OP 31A KVAM, ODDVAR S STRING ORCHESTRA Norway MUSIKK-HUSET 1977 7 MIN M C/U 9 VIOLINS, 3 VIOLAS, 2 CELLOS, STRING BASS. SOME UNUSUAL TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN A GENTLE WAY. FINE SCORE AND GOOD COMPOSER.
LEGENDE, OP 61 KVANDAL, JOHAN BASSOON & STRING ORCHESTRA Norway NORSK 1986
M C/U FINE COMPOSER OF A GOOD SCORE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
LEIKKEJA - GAMES FOR TWO FLUTES AND CLARINET JALAVA, LASSE WOODWIND TRIO Finland SML 1992 5 MIN M C/U/HS MIXED METER THAT SHOULD NOT GET IN THE WAY. PUBLISHED IN SCORE FORM. GOOD PLAYERS NEEDED, BUT THIS WILL PLAY WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE BY THE GOOD HS OR BETTER PLAYER.
LES BATEAUX S'EMBRASSENT GRANDERT, JOHNNY WIND ENSEMBLE Sweden SUECIA 1978 10 MIN H C/U PIC,FL,2HN,4TRPT,4TRB,TBA,PERC. SCORE IS A FINE CHALLENGE WITH SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION AND TECHNIQUES. ALL MUST BE ABLE TO COUNT!
LETKIS LEHTINEN, RAUNO ORCHESTRA Finland FiMIC/FAZER 1964 EST 4-5 MIN M C/U/HS PIC,FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,3HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,HARP OR PIANO,STRINGS. LIGHT MUSIC FOR THE POP CONCERT.
LIBRES PARVI HANNULA, ILKKA SAXOPHONE QUARTET Finland FiMIC 2004 5+ MIN E/M C/U/HS SS,AS,TS,BS. THREE SHORT, PLAYABLE MOVEMENTS .A FEW RHYTHMIC THINGS TO WORK OUT, BUT MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD. GOOD EARLY ENSEMBLE PIECE.
LIFID ER STUTT (VITA BREVE-ARS LONGA) SVEINSSON, GUNNAR R JAZZ ENSEMBLE Iceland ITM 1978
M C/U AS, DRUMS, SB, VIBES. IT SWINGS.
LIGHT UP THE SKY VIITASAARI, JUKKA BAND Finland 7IKKO 2006 8 MIN 40 SEC M/H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,2OB,2BSN,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2AS,2TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,2FLHN,4TRB,EUP,TBA,5PERC. VIITASAARI WON FIRST PRIZE IN A CONTEST FOR THIS ONE.
LIKE IN EVERYDAY LIFE SAVERY, FINN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Denmark SAMFUNDET 1978
M C/U SIX PLAYERS ON MANY INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING STEEL DRUMS, XYLORIMBA, BASS-MARIMBA, ROT-DRUMS, ETC. FOUR MOVEMENTS OF QUITE STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL. MUCH RHYTHMIC EMPHASIS.
LILLE KLUMPEDUMP DAHLQUIST, LASSE/MATS OLSSON STAGE BAND Sweden EHRLING 1978
M C/U/HS MEDIUM BOUNCE, TRUMPET TO HIGH E, TRPT 2 SOLO, SCORE IN MS AND COULD BE CLEANER.
LINDGRENIANA HEINIO, MIKKO OBOE ALONE Finland JASEMUSIIKKI 1986 8 MIN H C/U 1. PRELUDE 2. FUGUE 3. MEDITATIONS & WHIMS 4. MARCH 5. FLIGHT. MOVEMENTS CAN STAND ALONE. A PLAYABLE CHALLENGE.
LINTUKOTO - ISLE OF BLISS FOR ORCHESTRA RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI ORCHESTRA Finland FAZER 1995 EST 6+ MIN H C/U 2FL,3OB,2CL,2BSN,2HN,TPT,TRB,2PERC,HARP,STRINGS. THIS COMPOSER USES MANY METER CHANGES, BUT THEY ALWAYS SEEM LOGICAL. DEMANDS ON EVERYONE, BUT A FINE SELECTION FOR THE GOOD C/U ORCHESTRAS!
LISALEHTIA MENNEESEEN KORTELAINEN, JUKKA BAND Finland ELVIS 1982 5-6 MIN E/M HS 2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,2TS,2BS,4HN,3COR,3TRPT,4TRB, 3EUP,2TBA,PERC. PIANO SCORE. SHORT OVERTURE. GOOD FOR YOUNG BANDS.
LITE GRANN FRAN OVAN DAHLQUIST, LASSE/LASSE SAMUELSSON STAGE BAND Sweden EHRLING 1978
M C/U/HS POP-BOSSA, HIGH FIRST TRB. & TRPT FOR AN EASY CHART. CAN BE OPENED FOR SOLOS. SCORE IS MS AND NOT TOO CLEAR, BUT PARTS FINE.
LITEN BOSTAD ANDERSSON, MAGNUS F. BAND Sweden SMIC 1993
M/H C/U/HS FL,OB,3CL,BCL,BSN,AS,TS,4TRPT,2HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,STBS,3PERC. NOT AS FORMIDABLE AS SOME OF THE OTHER WORKS LISTED HERE BY THIS COMPOSER - WOULD BE A NICE INTRODUCTION TO HIM. ALL PARTS PLAYABLE BY THE GOOD HS OR COLLEGE BAND.
LITEN HUMORESK LILJA, BERNHARD WOODWIND QUARTET Sweden SMIC
EST 3+MIN E C/M/HS A LITTLE PIECE, A LITTLE FUN, NO PROBLEMS. FL,OB,CL,BSN.
LITEN KONSERT, OP 35 LINDE, BO WOODWIND QUINTET & STRING ORCH Sweden SMIC 1967 EST 12+MIN H C/U FOUR MOVEMENTS WITH LINDE'S USUAL RHYTHMIC INTEREST. RENTAL ONLY.
LITEN OUVERTURE SOMMERFELDT, OISTEIN ORCHESTRA Norway MUSIKK-HUSET 1968 3 MIN 30 SEC E/M C/U/HS PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4HN,3TRPT,2TRB,TBA,3PERC,TMP,STRINGS. STRAIGHT AHEAD IN 2/4 AT 132. NOTES AND FUN FOR EVERYONE! CONCERT OPENER.
LITEN SERENAD FOR BLASORKESTER EKLUND, HANS BAND Sweden SMIC 1974 15 MIN M C/U/HS PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB, EUP,TBA,3PERC,TMP,SB. 3 MOVEMENTS, A WELL RESPECTED COMPOSER.
LITEN SVIT DANIELSSON, CHRISTER TROMBONE QUARTET Sweden EHRLING 1972 EST 7-8 MIN M C/U/HS THREE MOVEMENTS: MODERATO, LENTO & SCHERZO. M2 IN Gb AND M3 IN 5/4. SOLID MATERIAL.
LITEN SVIT LARSSON, HAKAN STRING BASS & PIANO Sweden SMIC 1991 14 MIN M/H C/U MOVEMENTS: POLKA,INTERMEZZO, VALS, INTERMEZZO II, GIGUE. THE MS IS MARGINAL, IF YOU HAVE AN AVERSION TO READING MS, STAY AWAY. THIS IS A GOOD COMPOSER AND THE SUPPLY OF GOOD MATERIALS FOR THE STRING BASS PLAYER IS LIMITED.
LITEN SVIT SODERLUNDH, LILLE BROR CLARINET & PIANO Sweden BUSCH 1987 8 MIN E/M C/U/HS FOUR MOVEMENTS FOR RECITAL OR HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST.
LITEN SVIT WILHELMI, TOBIAS OBOE & PIANO Sweden SMIC 1929 EST 7 MIN M/H C/U FOUR MOVEMENTS IN A GOOD SCORE. AVAILABLE WITH ORCHESTRA ALSO. GOOD ORCHESTRA SCORE OF STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL. FL, 2CL, 2BSN, 2HN, 2TRPT, TRB, STRINGS.
LITEN SVIT FOR BLASARE EYSER, EBERHARD WOODWIND ENSEMBLE Sweden SMIC 1978 10 MIN M C/U/HS 2CL,ALCL,BCL,SS,CBCL,HORN(BASSET HORN). THREE MOVEMENTS: MARSCH, ANDANTE & WALTZ. EYSER'S MUSIC HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR.
LITEN SVIT I SPELMANSTON, OP 36B SJOBLOM, HEIMER WIND ENSEMBLE Sweden SMIC 1976 13 MIN M C/U PIC, FL, 3CL, OB, BSN, HN, TRPT, TRB, TBA, SB. FOUR SHORT MOVEMENTS BEST PLAYED ONE ON A PART. SWEDISH TUNES.
LITILL KVARTETT LEIKUR SER SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL STRING QUARTET Iceland ITM 1995 4 MIN 30 SEC E/M C/U/HS A NICE ICELANDIC FOLK SONG TO BE PLAYED BY MANY. FAST PACED AND FUN.
LITLU BORNIN LEIKA SER, OP 58 RUNOLFSSON, KARL O WIND ENSEMBLE Iceland ITM

M C/U/HS FL, CL, OB, BSN, HN, TRPT. INTERESTING COMBINATION AND MAY BE ADAPTED FOR WW CHOIR. GOOD LOOKING SCORE.
LITTLE MUSIC SPEIGHT, JOHN A CLARINET & ORCHESTRA Iceland ITM 1977
E C/U 2FL, 2CL, STRINGS. THREE MOVEMENTS OF A GOOD SCORE WITH STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL.
LJOTI ANDARUNGINN SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL ORCHESTRA Iceland ITM 1981
E/M C/U/HS 3VLN, STB, TIMP, PIANO, XYL, BELLS. UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTATION. FOUR MOVEMENTS WITH SOME NONTRADITIONAL WORK. MOVEMENTS HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY.
LOFOT - SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA LUNDIN, DAG ORCHESTRA Sweden SMIC 1999 EST 20+ MIN M/H C/U PIC,2FL,3OB(EH),2CL,BCL,2BSN,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA,4PERC,HARP,(SOLO VIOLIN), STRINGS. MOVEMENTS: DOWN BY THE SEA, FIDDLERS TUNE, THE ABANDONED CHURCHYARD BY THE SEA, COAST FISHING. THE TITLES OF THE MOVEMENTS GIVE THE IDEA. EXCELLENT PROGRAM MATERIAL - SCORE IS IN A GOOD MS.
LOITSU MARTTINEN, TAUNO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Finland FAZER 1963
M/H C/U/HS THREE MOVEMENTS FOR THREE OR MORE PLAYERS. NO MALLET EXCEPT FOR TIMPANI.
LOITSUN PUHALLUS WESSMAN, HARRI BAND Finland SULASOL 1984 CA 10 MIN M C/U/HS 2FL,3CL,BCL,2OB,BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,4TRB,3EUP,2TBA,2PERC. SCORE IS WELL LAID OUT WITH STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL.
LUNAIRE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA LARSSON GOTHE, MATS STRING ORCHESTRA Sweden SMIC 1999/2000 15 MIN H C/U THIS IS AS THE UPPER END OF THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL FOR THE C/U GROUPS. A LOT OF DIVISI AND NOTES FROM AN EXCELLENT SWEDISH COMPOSER. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ANYTHING HE COMPOSES!
LUSTPELSUVERTYR WESTBERG, ERIC ORCHESTRA Sweden SUECIA 1931 EST 8 MIN M/H C/U/HS PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,PERC,TMP,STRINGS. A DELIGHTFUL OVERTURE, GREAT CONCERT OPENER. NO SURPRISES, JUST STRAIGHT AHEAD. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL.
LUX INTIMA FOR SMALL ORCHESTRA NEVONMAA, KIMMO ORCHESTRA Finland MODUS 1993/94 15 MIN H C/U FL,OB,CL,BSN,HN,TRPT,TB,2PERC,STRINGS. MANY TRAPS RHYTHMICALLY AND MUSICALLY AND NOTES TO SPARE. WE THINK THIS CAN BE PLAYED BY THE FINE C/U ENSEMBLES WITH REHEARSAL TIME AND A GOOD CONDUCTOR!
LYRIC PIECES BERG, FRED JONNY ORCHESTRA Norway NMIC 1997 24 MIN M/H C/U 2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,4H,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC,HARP,STRINGS. 10 SHORT PIECES, MOST CAN STAND ALONE. TITLES LIKE, PASTORALE, RED CASTLE, HOLIDAY IN TROLL VALLEY, ETC. NOT AS HARD AS SOME AND GOOD MATERIAL FOR C/U ORCHESTRAS.
LYRISKE STYKKER SVEINBJORNSSON, SVEINBJORN VIOLIN & PIANO Iceland ITM
EST 2+ MIN M C/U/HS A NICE, SHORT MELODIC WORK ALSO SUGGESTED FOR FLUTE.

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