Nordic Instrumental Music
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By Title
| Title | Composer Arranger | Ensemble Medium | Country | Publisher_Code | Date | Time | Difficulty | Recommended Level | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA DANSBANAN | SJOBERG, BIRGER/MIFF GORLING | BAND | Sweden | EHRLING | 1978 | EST 3 MIN | E | HS/JHS | 2FL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,4TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,PERC, TMP,SB. LIKE A POLKA, IN 2/4, FOLK LIKE, SCORE IS NOT CLEAN. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL. |
| PA STAKYRKJEGRUNN (SUITE FOR BRASS QUARTET) | HAEGELAND, EILERT M. | BRASS QUARTET | Norway | NOTON | 1990 | EST 6 + MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | 2 TRPT (C OR Bb), 2TRB BASS OR TREBLE). MOVEMENTS: INTROITUS, MEDITASJON I STEVTONE, MIDDELALADSRVISE, JULILATE DEO. ALL PARTS IN COMFORTABLE RANGES AND STRAIGHT AHEAD. |
| PAESAGGI DI WAHLBERG | LARSSON GOTHE, MATS | SAXOPHONE QUARTET | Sweden | SMIC | 2000 | 16 MIN | H | C/U | SS,AS,TS,BS. DIFFICULT!! GREAT SAX QUARTETS IN SWEDEN, SO THE DEMANDS BY THE COMPOSERS IS HIGH. 6 MOVEMENTS: CITY LANDSCAPE, GREY INTERIOR, EVENING LANDSCAPE, FANTASY LANDSCAPE AND MAGIC MUFFLER’S FIAT. NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THE HIGHEST LEVEL SAXOPHONE QUARTET. |
| PAN JA HUILU, OP. 29 B | MARTTINEN, TAUNO | FLUTE & PIANO | Finland | FIMIC | 1985 | EST 4 MN | M | C/U | MOSTLY A NICE FLOWING LINE WITH ONE SECTION OF ARTICULATING NOTE PATTERNS. NOT AS MODERN SOUNDING AS SOME. |
| PANORAMA | ENGLUND, EINAR | TROMBONE ALONE | Finland | FAZER | 1976 | EST 3 1/2 MIN | M/H | C/U | PLAYABLE. RANGE TO Bb & C SEVERAL TIMES. WELL LAID OUT. |
| PANORAMA I-II | GULLIN, PETER | STAGE BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 1984 | H | C/U/HS | IN MS AND A NICE CHALLENGE. | |
| PARADE | HAMBRAEUS, BENGT | BAND | Sweden | SUECIA | 1980 | 3 MIN | M/H | C/U | PIC,FL,EbCL,CL,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,3PERC. AN UNUSUAL CONCERT MARCH - TRICKY, COMPLICATED AND MOST INTERESTING. NOTE THE INSTRUMENTATION. |
| PARTHIA VASKIKVINTETILLE | TIKKA, KARI | BRASS QUINTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1965 | M | C/U | TWO VERSIONS: 2TRPT, 2TRB, TBA OR 2TRPT, HN, TRB, TBA. IN MS. | |
| PARTITA | NORBY, ERIK | FLUTE & ORGAN | Denmark | ENGSTROM & SODRING | 1981 | EST 6 MIN | M/H | C/U/HS | INTRODUCTION, PAVANE, CANTILENA, GIGUE. GLISSANDOS, RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY IN A GOOD SCORE AND PLAYABLE. |
| PARTITA | NYSTROEM, GOSTA | FLUTE & PIANO | Sweden | SUECIA | 1956 | H | C/U | FIVE MOVEMENTS IN A MAJOR WORK. STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR RECITAL. AVAILABLE ALSO WITH HARP & STRING ORCHESTRA. | |
| PARTITA | SIPILA, EERO | WOODWIND QUINTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1955 | EST 8-9 MIN | M | C/U/HS | FIVE SECTIONS IN TRADITIONAL STYLE (A LA BAROQUE). |
| PARTITA BREVIS OVER EN NORSK FOLKTONE | KARLSEN, KJELL MORK | VIOLA & ORGAN | Norway | NMIC | 1993 | EST 5+ MIN | M/H | C/U | ACCOMPANIMENT CAN BE PLAYED BY A PIANO. THIS SOLO IS ALSO FOR CLARINET. THE MUSIC IS IN MODERATELY GOOD MS, BUT GOOD LITERATURE FOR THIS INSTRUMENT IS IN SHORT SUPPLY SO TRY THIS WORK BY A GOOD COMPOSER. SOLOIST NEEDS ALTO AND TREBLE CLEF. |
| PARTITA FOR BRASS | MERILAINEN, USKO | BRASS ENSEMBLE | Finland | KING | 1959 | M/H | C/U | 4TRPT,4HN,3TRB,TBA. FOUR MOVEMENTS AND A FINE SCORE. | |
| PARTITA FOR FLUTE AND ORGAN | NORBY, ERIK | FLUTE & ORGAN | Denmark | ENGSTROM & SODRING | 1981 | EST 6+ MN | E/M | C/U | MOVEMENTS: INTRODUCTION, PAVANE, CANTELINA, GIGUE. GOOD CONTEST OR RECITAL MUSIC BY RECOGNIZED COMPOSER. NO SURPRISES, JUST LAY THE MUSIC. |
| PARTITA FOR TRETTON BLASARE | HEDWALL, LENNART | WIND ENSEMBLE | Sweden | SMIC | 1961 | 16 MIN | H | C/U | PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,TRB,TBA. 1.INTRODUCTION OCH CIACONA, 2.FUGA, 3.CANZONA, 4.TOCCATA. A GOOD SCORE WITH MUCH MUSICAL INTEREST. |
| PASI’S POLKA | NISSILA, ALLAN | TRUMPETS(2) & BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 2002 | EST 4-5 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | IN THE STYLE OF THE CONCERT IN THE PARK MUSIC. GOOD COMPOSER WITH STRAIGHT AHEAD MUSIC. NO PROBLEMS FOR THE TWO SOLOISTS, IN COMFORTABLE RANGES, SOME TRIPLE TONGUE, AND EASY MUSIC TO LISTEN TO! |
| PASSACAGLIA - FROM SINFONIA DA CHIESA, OP 38 | SKOLD, YNGVE | BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 1939 | M | C/U/HS | PIC,FL,2CL,OB,2BSN,4HN,2TRPT,3TRB,TBA,TMP,EH,CBSN. NOTE THE SMALL INSTRUMENTATION. GOOD SCORE AND PLAYABLE MUSIC. | |
| PASSACAGLIA FROM SINFONIA DA CHIESA, OP 38 | SKOLD, YNGVE | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1939 | CA 9 MIN | M | C/U/HS | PIC,FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,TRB,TMP,STRINGS. SLOW MOVING WORK WITH EXTRA STRING VOICES IN DIVISI FROM TIME TO TIME. RENTAL ONLY. |
| PASSACAGLIA ON "DRAUMKVEDET" | BAKKE, RUTH | BAND | Norway | NMIC | 1969 | 8 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,2HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, 4PERC,TMP. BASED ON AN OLD NORWEGIAN FOLK TUNE, PLAYABLE MUSIC. |
| PASTORAALI | PYLKKANEN, TAUNO | CLARINET & PIANO | Finland | FIMIC | 1993 | EST 2+ MIN | E/M | C/U | RATHER EASY PASTORALE IN 6/8. FLOWING LINE READY TO MAKE MUSIC. |
| PASTORAL SVIT | FRUMERIE, GUNNAR DE | FLUTE & PIANO | Sweden | NORDISKA | 1944 | E/M | C/U/HS | 1 .PRELUDIUM 2. GAVOTT 3. SARABAND 4. SICILIANO 5. FINAL: ALLEGRO VIVACE. CONTEST OR RECITAL. ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AVAILABLE, CONTACT NORDISKA MUSIKFÖRLAGET. | |
| PASTORALE | ALBERTSEN, PER HJORT | VIOLA & PIANO | Norway | NMIC | CA 2 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | LYRICAL PIECE MOVING INTO THE UPPER REGISTER. MAKES PRETTY MUSIC! | |
| PASTORALE | NORGARD,PER | FLUTE & PIANO | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1975 | 3 MIN | M | C/U | ONE OF DENMARK'S LEADING COMPOSERS. SOME NOTATION QUESTIONS ON THIS PIECE. |
| PASTORALE | NYHUS, ROLF | FLUTE & ORGAN | Norway | MUSIKK-HUSET | 2001 | EST 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | THE ONLY DIFFICULTY IS FOR THE FLUTE TO PLAY IN THE UPPER REGISTER WITH A GOOD SOLID SOUND. THIS MUSIC FLOWS N A MODERN SETTING. |
| PASTORALE, OP 3:1 | DAHL, VIKING | OBOE & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 2-3 MIN | M | C/U/HS | CONTEST OR RECITAL. | |
| PASTORALE, OP 3:1 | DAHL, VIKING | VIOLIN & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 2-3 MIN | M | C/U/HS | CONTEST OR RECITAL. | |
| PASTORALE, OP 64 NR 1 | OLSEN, SPARRE | OBOE ALONE | Norway | LYCHE | 1978 | EST 4 1/2/MIN | M | C/U/HS | LYRICAL PIECE GOOD FOR INTRO TO OBOE ALONE AND PLAYABLE. |
| PATAR | ISAKSSON, MADELEINE | CLARINET DUET | Sweden | SMIC | 1986 | 4 MIN | M/H | C/U | FOR BASS CLARINET & ALTO CLARINET! RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS, BUT PLAYABLE. |
| PELIMANNIT - FIDDLERS, OP 1 | RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI | STRING ORCHESTRA | Finland | FAZER | 1976 | E/M | C/U/HS | FIVE MOVEMENTS WITH PROGRAM. PROGRAM NOT NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE - IT STANDS ON ITS OWN. GOOD MATERIAL. | |
| PENDULATIONS (SVEIFLUR) | SVEINSSON, GUNNAR R | FLUTE, CELLO & PERCUSSION | Iceland | ITM | 1966 | 4 MIN 25 SEC | H+ | C/U | FOUR PERCUSSIONISTS. INTRICATE AND DELICATE - HARD TO PUT TOGETHER, NEEDS CONDUCTOR. GOOD CHALLENGE. |
| PENSIERI NOTTURNI #1 | ANDERSEN, BO | WOODWIND TRIO | Denmark | KONTRAPUNKT | 1999 | EST 4+ MIN | M/H | C/U | FLUTE, CL IN A, BASSOON. RHYTHMICALLY INTRICATE, BUT A GOOD SCORE AND PARTS WILL MAKE THE EARNING PROCESS MOVE ALONG. NOT EASY, BUT PLAYABLE BY THE C/U ENSEMBLE. |
| PENTASTOMOS, OP 27 | CARLSTEDT, JAN | WOODWIND QUINTET | Sweden | SMIC | M/H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. WELL CRAFTED SCORE AND FUN FOR THE PLAYERS. | ||
| PER SPELMAN | SUND, ROBERT | WOODWIND QUINTET | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1975 | M/H | C/U | SOME RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY BUT PLAYABLE. | |
| PER SPELMANN | MADSEN, TRYGVE | BRASS ENSEMBLE | Norway | MUSIKK-HUSET | 1988 | 3 MIN | M | C/U | 4TRPT IN C,4HN,3TRB,TBA,TIMP,2PERC. MODEST RANGES, WELL SCORED. LAYS WELL AND LOOKS TO BE PLAYED! |
| PERSUASION | BYSTROM, BRITTA | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 2004 | 7 MIN | H | C/U | PIC,FL,2OB,EbCL,CL,2BSN,2HN,PICTRPT,TRPT,2PERC,STRINGS. NOTE THE INSTRUMENTATION! PREMIERED BY A PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA BUT WE THINK POSSIBLE BY THE GOOD C/U GROUPS. SOME CHANGING METER, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT MOVES FORWARD LOGICALLY. |
| PEZZO CONCERTANTE | HOLM, PEDER | ORCHESTRA | Denmark | SAMFUNDET | 1964 | 6 1/2 MIN | M | C/U | PIC,2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,2TRPT,3TRB,PERC,TMP,STRINGS. VERY PLAYABLE PIECE WITH SOME SOLO TRUMPET, FLUTE AND VIOLIN. FINE SCORE. |
| PEZZO PER FLAUTO SOLO | AHLBERG, GUNNAR | FLUTE ALONE | Sweden | SMIC | 1986 | 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | GOOD COMPOSER AND PIECE. RECITAL OR STUDY. PLAYABLE MUSIC. |
| PIA MEMORIA | NYSTEDT, KNUT | BRASS ENSEMBLE | Norway | ASSOCIATED | 1971 | 16 MIN | H | C/U | 2TRPTS IN C,2HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,CHIMES. FIVE MOVEMENTS WITH SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION. CHIMES ONLY IN MOVEMENT 5. |
| PIANO CONCERTO NR 3 (VERSION B) | KOCH, ERLAND VON | BAND & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1970 | 14 MIN | M/H | C/U | PIC,2FL,4CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS,2TS,2HN,2COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC,TMP,SB. THREE MOVEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FACULTY PIANIST OR TOP STUDENT PERFORMER. BAND DEMANDS ARE MODEST. |
| PICCOLO MUSICA NOTTURNA | NORDAL, JON | VIOLA & PIANO | Iceland | ITM | 1995 | 9 MIN | H | C/U | A MIXTURE OF FLOWING AND DETACHED STYLES WITH SOME INTRICATE PATTERNS TO WORK OUT BETWEEN THE PIANO AND THE SOLO INSTRUMENT. |
| PICTURES IN BRASS | GULLIN, PETER | BRASS QUINTET | Sweden | SMIC | 1983 | M/H | C/U | NINE SHORT MOVEMENTS WITH MODEST RANGE REQUIREMENTS. | |
| PIECE CONCERTANTE, OP 19 | SCHMIDT, OLE | TRUMPET,TROMBONE & STRING ORCH | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1964 | 10 MIN | M/H | C/U | STRING ORCHESTRA PLUS PERCUSSION, TIMPANI, HARP, CELESTE AND HARP. TRPT IN C TO HIGH D, TROMBONE USES PEDAL REGISTER. ONE MOVEMENT. SCORE FOR SALE, PARTS RENTAL. |
| PIECE FOR FLUTE & CLARINET IN C | STEFANSSON, FINNUR TORFI | FLUTE & CLARINET | Iceland | ITM | 1987 | 6 MIN | M | C/U/HS | CAN BE PLAYED BY EITHER INSTRUMENT ALONE OR USE ANOTHER C INSTRUMENT FOR THE CLARINET. THE INSTRUMENTS PLAY IN UNISON. |
| PIECE I/II | STEFANSSON, FINNUR TORFI | WIND ENSEMBLE | Iceland | ITM | 1987 | 7 MIN | M/H | C/U | FL, CL, BCL, TRPT, HN, TRB. WELL SCORED AND MUSICAL. REQUIRES A CONDUCTOR. |
| PIECE POUR FLUTE | GRAESVOLD, HANS MAGNE | FLUTE ALONE | Norway | NMIC | 2000 | EST 3 MIN | M/H | C/U | LAID OUT NICELY FOR HE MATURING FLUTE PLAYER OR FOR THE MATURE FLUTE PLAYER WHO WANTS TO SHOW OFF MUSIC MAKING SKILLS ALONE. |
| PIENI SARJA NELJAILE KAYRATORVELLE | ALMILA, ATSO | HORN QUARTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1987 | 7 MIN 40 SEC | M/H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS WITH SOME RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE. GOOD SCORE AND FINE COMPOSER. "LITTLE SUITE FOR HORN QUARTET". |
| PIENI SARJA PUHALLINORKESTERILLE, OP 31 | MONONEN, SAKARI | BAND | Finland | SULASOL | 1975 | EST 6 MIN | M | C/U/HS | 2FL,2CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS,4HN,4TRPT,2TRB,EUP,TBA,PERC,TMP. MARCH LIKE OPENING, THEN 3/4, 6/8 AND MIXED METER. PROGRAM OPENER. |
| PIENI VALSSI JA JOLKUTUS | HAUTA-AHO, TEPPO | CELLO & STRING ORCHESTRA | Finland | FiMIC | 1984 | 11 MIN | M | C/U/HS | TWO MOVEMENTS FOR A GOOD STUDENT CELLIST AND WITH MODEST STRING ORCHESTRA NEEDS. RENTAL ONLY. |
| PIERROT’S LAMENT | KRUSE, BJORN | SAXOPHONE(SOP) & STRING ORCHESTRA | Norway | NMIC | 1996 | 10 MIN | H | C/U | MIXED METER, LOTS OF NOTES AND SOME METRIC PROBLEMS TO SOLVE BY BOTH THE SOLOIST AND THE STRING PLAYERS IN A CONTEMPORARY SETTING. |
| PIKKUPUHKUT - LITTLE HORN BLOWERS | VIITASSARI, JUKKA | BAND | Finland | 7IKKO | 2001 | 2 MIN 20 SEC | E | C/M/HS | 2FL,OB,BSN,2CL,2AS,TS,2TRPT,2HN,2TRB,EUP,TBA,STBS,6PERC,OPT.PIANO. AN EASIER WORK BY AN AWARD WINNING COMPOSER FOR THE YOUNGER ENSEMBLE. |
| PILKE 1 | TUOMELA, TAPIO | SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO | Finland | FiMIC | 2005 | 11 MIN | H | C/U | SOME AVANTE GUARDE TECHNIQUES REQUIRED AND COMPLETE MASTERY OF THE INSTRUMENT ALONG WITH A FINE AND ADVENTUROUS PIANIST. THE SCORE IS VERY WELL LAID OUT FOR ITS UNDERSTANDING. |
| PIRPANA, OP. 23, NO. 1 | JALAVA, LASSE | OBOE ALONE | Finland | ARTEMUSA | 1993 | 3 MIN 30 SEC | M | C/U | A LOT OF NOTES AND MOSTLY IN A COMFORTABLE RANGE WITH A FEW HIGH NOTE EXCEPTIONS. MIXED METER AND ALL THOSE THINGS COMPOSERS LIKE TO THROW AT THE UNACCOMPANIED INSTRUMENT. |
| PLATEAUX POUR DEUX | GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, PELLE | CELLO & PERCUSSION | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1970 | 12 MIN | E/M/H | C/U/HS | FIVE MOVEMENTS WITH SOME NONTRADITIONAL WORK. PERCUSSION USES USUAL AND UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS. MOVEMENTS OF VARYING DIFFICULTY. PERCUSSION PART EASIER THAN CELLO. |
| PLAYGROUNDS OF THE ANGELS | RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI | BRASS ENSEMBLE | Finland | FiMIC | 1981 | EST 10 MIN | H | C/U | 2TRPT IN C & 2TRPT IN Bb,4TRB,HN,TBA. ONE MOVEMENT & HARD BUT WORTH IT. |
| PLEASE SHUT UP! | NORDENSTEN, FRANK TVEOR | BAND | Norway | WARNER/CHAPPELL | 1999 | EST 4 MIN | M/H | C/U/HS | 2FL(PIC),OB,BSN,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2A,TS,BS,3TRPT,3HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,4PERC. DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TITLE, BUT THIS IS A GOOD 4/4 MARCH (QUARTER = 92). NOT HARD, BUT SOME HIGH NOTES FOR TRPT 1 AND TRB 1. SOLID INSTRUMENTATION, NEED GREAT SNARE WORK. |
| POEM (DROMMERI), OP 165 | KARKOFF, MAURICE | CLARINET & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1988 | 17 MIN | H | C/U | A LONG, ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES TO GO AROUND. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY. |
| POEM (DROMMERI), OP 166 | KARKOFF, MAURICE | SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1988 | 17 MIN | H | C/U | A LONG, ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES TO GO AROUND. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY. |
| POEM (DROMMERI), OP 166 | KARKOFF, MAURICE | VIOLA & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1988 | 17 MIN | H | C/U | A LONG, ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES TO GO AROUND. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY. |
| POEM FOR TROMBONE,PIANO,VIBES & PERCUSSION, OP 74 | LUNDE, IVAR JR | TROMBONE & PIANO | Norway | NORSK | 1984 | EST 6 MIN | H | C/U | VERY HIGH TESSITURA FOR THE TROMBONE. ONE PERCUSSIONIST. CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND DIFFICULT. |
| POEM FROM `A LOST WORLD',OP 66A | KVANDAL, JOHAN | VIOLIN & PIANO | Norway | NORSK | 1985 | EST 4 MIN | M | C/U | ACCOMPANIMENT CAN BE ON ORGAN. FLOWING MUSIC THAT IS PLAYABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. |
| POEMA | SALMENHAARA, ERKKI | CELLO & PIANO | Finland | FAZER | 1983 | EST 7 MIN | M | C/U | SLOW MOVING, INTENSE, MELODIC PIECE FOR VIOLIN, CELLO OR VIOLA. |
| POEMA | SALMENHAARA, ERKKI | STRING ORCHESTRA | Finland | FAZER | 1975 | EST 7 MIN | M | C/U | FOR SOLO VIOLIN, 2 VIOLINS, 3 VIOLAS, 2 CELLOS & STRING BASS. AN INTENSE, SLOW MOVING MELODIC WORK. SOLO VIOLIN MUST BE STRONG, THE REST OF THE PARTS ARE EASIER. |
| POEMA | SALMENHAARA, ERKKI | VIOLA & PIANO | Finland | FAZER | 1983 | EST 7 MIN | M | C/U | SLOW MOVING, INTENSE, MELODIC PIECE FOR VIOLIN, CELLO OR VIOLA. |
| POEMA | SALMENHAARA, ERKKI | VIOLIN & PIANO | Finland | FAZER | 1983 | EST 7 MIN | M | C/U | SLOW MOVING, INTENSE, MELODIC PIECE FOR VIOLIN, CELLO OR VIOLA. |
| POESIE, QUI NE CHANTE POINT | SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR | HORN & CEMBALO | Iceland | ITM | 1981 | 10 MIN | H | C/U | A CHALLENGING HORN PART FOR THE VERY BEST PLAYERS. |
| POLONEESI | LINKOLA, JUKKA | PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | Finland | FiMIC | 1987 | EST 5 MIN | M | C/U | SIX PLAYERS PLUS BASS. VIBES, XYLOPHONE, MARIMBA, TIMPANI, ETC. GOOD COMPOSER & PLAYABLE. |
| POLSKA WITH A TRUMPET | LINDBERG, NILS | STAGE BAND | Sweden | NORDISKA | 1983 | M/H | C/U/HS | USUAL INSTRUMENTATION PLUS 2 FLUTES & 2 HORNS. SOLO TRUMPET WRITTEN AND IMPROVISATION. FINE ARRANGER. | |
| PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY | WESTBY, OIVIND | BASSOON & PIANO | Norway | MUSIKK-HUSET | 1998 | 17 MIN 30 SEC | H | C/U | FIVE MOVEMENTS THAT ARE DESCRIPTIVE. WORK WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED WITH STRING QUARTET AND PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT VERSION. |
| PORTRAIT OF A SEARCHER | VIITASAARI. JUKKA | BAND | Finland | 7IKKO | 2004 | 10 MIN 30 | M/H | C/U/HS | 2FL(PIC),OB,BSN,3CL,BCL,2AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,3HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,STRBS,4PERC. OFTEN CHANGING METER AND NOTES FOR EVERYONE. JUKKA IS FUN TO PLAY AND TO LISTEN TO! BE SURE TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE OF HIS THINGS IN YOUR LIBRARY. |
| POSTLUDIUM | BALDVINSSON, TRYGGVI M. | BAND | Iceland | ITM | 2000 | 5 MIN | M | C/U/HS | 3FL(PIC),2OB,2CL,BCL,2BSN,CBSN,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,3PERC, BRASS ENSEMBLE: 4TRPT,3TRB,TBA. AN EXCITING WORK FOR THE BAND WITH A BRASS ENSEMBLE. (THE BRASS ENSEMBLE PARTS COULD BE PLAYED BY MEMBERS OF THE BAND). NICE SCORE. |
| POSTLUDIUM | SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR | TRUMPET DUET | Iceland | ITM | 1986 | 5 MIN | M | C/U | A CHALLENGING CONCERT DUET FOR THE RECITAL OR STUDIO FUN. |
| POT-POURRI FOR CLARINET, HORN AND BASSOON | CRUSELL, BERNHARD HENRIK (1775-1838) | WOODWIND TRIO | Finland | ARTEMUSA | 2001 | EST 10+ MIN | M/H | C/U | CRUSELL IS A MUST IN MOST WOODWIND PLAYERS REPERTOIRE. THIS WORK RECONSTRUCTED IN 2001 SHOULD JOIN THE OTHER CRUSELL WORKS IN THOSE PERSONAL LIBRARIES. JUST FUN TO PLAY! |
| PRAECENTIO | JOSJO, MARTEN | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 2003 | 5 MIN | H | C/U | 2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,TMP,STRINGS. CONTEMPORARY SETTING OF THE PRIZE WINNING WORK. A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE VERY GOOD C/U GROUP. |
| PRALUDIUM AND DOPPELFUGE | JONSSON, THORARINN | VIOLIN ALONE | Iceland | ITM | 1964 | EST 7+ MIN | H | C/U | BASED UPON B-A-C-H. DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STOPS, AND LOTS OF NOTES TO KEEP THE FINE C/U STUDENT HAPPY AND BUSY PRACTICING! |
| PRELUDE | HARTMANN, J.P.E. | FLUTE & ORGAN | Denmark | ENGSTROM & SODRING | (1805-1900) | EST 4+ MIN | E/M | C/U | ONE OF DENMARK’S EARLY RECOGNIZED COMPOSERS. A NICE MELODY WITH ORGAN. THE ORGAN PART COULD POSSIBLY BE PLAYED BY PIANO. |
| PRELUDE | HILLBORG, ANDERS | CLARINET ALONE | Sweden | SMIC | 1998 | 3 MIN | M/H | C/U | THE NOTES ARE NOT THAT DIFFICULT, HOWEVER TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE LISTEN AND APPRECIATE THIS MUSIC, A MORE MATURE MUSICIAN IS NEEDED. YOU WILL LIKE THE SWEEP AND FLOW OF THE LINE. MAKE MUSIC WITH THIS PIECE! |
| PRELUDE AND TOCCATA | WESSMAN, HARRI | EUPHONIUM & BAND | Finland | FiMIC | 2001 | 10 MIN | M/H | C/U | 3FL,OB,3CL,BCL,BSN,AS,TS,BS,3HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,3PERC. BAND PART IS QUITE EASY, JUST LISTEN TO THE SOLOIST PLAY A LOT OF NOTES IN BASS AND TENOR CLEF TO HIGH C. METAL MUTE NEEDED. THE TOCCATA IN 6/8 CAN GET TRICKY FOR THE SOLOIST. PIANO REDUCTION AVAILABLE. |
| PRELUDE ET RONDEAU, OP 43A | ROIKJER, KJELL | FLUTE ALONE | Denmark | ENGSTROM & SODRING | 1972 | EST 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | NO PROBLEMS, JUST STRAIGHT AHEAD. NICELY LAID OUT. |
| PRELUDE FOR BRASS | BORTZ, DANIEL | BRASS ENSEMBLE | Sweden | SMIC | 1978 | 6 MIN 40 SEC | H | C/U | 4TRPT,4HN,4TRB,TBA. CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND APPROACH (LATE '70'S) WITH A LITTLE IVES IN THE WORK. MANY SUSTAINED NOTES WITH HARSH STATEMENTS BY THE TRUMPETS AND HORNS. |
| PRELUDE JA SCHERZO | BASHMAKOV, LEONID | BAND | Finland | FiMIC | 1973 | M/H | C/U | PIC,2FL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA,2PERC, TMP. GENTLE OPENING WITH 2 HORNS THEN 2 CLARINETS. FINE CONCERT MATERIAL FROM A VERY GOOD COMPOSER. | |
| PRELUDE, POPTUNE AND FUGUE | SALMENHAARA, ERKKI | FLUTE ALONE | Finland | FAZER | 1967 | EST 9 MIN | H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. 'POPTUNE' IS THEME AND VARIATIONS. SHOWOFF MUSIC! |
| PRELUDES, OP 53 | NORHOLM, IB | WOODWIND QUINTET | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1971 | EST 6+ MIN | M/H | C/U | MOVEMENTS: POCO ALLEGRO, POCO ANDANTE E SOSTENUTO, MODERATO. A GOOD COMPOSER. SOME MIXED METER, CL IN A. HARMONIES ALA 1970. |
| PRELUDI JA ALLEGRO | AALTONEN, ERKKI | VIOLA & PIANO | Finland | FAZER/AALTONEN | 1948 | EST 5-6 MIN | M/H | C/U | MARKED ANDANTE CON MOTO; ALLEGRO-VIVACE. GOOD MATERIAL AND STRAIGHT AHEAD. |
| PRELUDIO E FINALE, OP 16 | LINDE, BO | STRING ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1955 | EST 7+MIN | H | C/U | A MAJOR WORK FROM A FINE COMPOSER. LARGE NUMBERS ARE NOT NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE. LISTENER INTEREST. SOME METRIC MANIPULATIONS. RENTAL ONLY. |
| PRELUDIO E PRESTO, OP 52 | NIELSEN, CARL | VIOLIN ALONE | Denmark | SAMFUNDET | 1965 | H | C/U | TWO MOVEMENTS AND A MAJOR CHALLENGE BY ONE OF DENMARK'S FINEST. | |
| PRELUDIO SINFONICO | PALSSON, PALL PAMPICHLER | BAND | Iceland | ITM | 1999 | EST 10+ MIN | M/H | C/U/HS | FL,OB,3CL,BSN,AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,4HN,TBA,4PERC. CHNGING METER, TRB 1 TO BASS AND TENOR CLEF. THE SCORE IS ALWAYS HEADING SOMEPLACE. GOOD MODERN BAND SCORING. |
| PRELUDIUM NR 1 - 4 | PLAU, ARILD | TRUMPET & PIANO | Norway | NMIC | EST 8 MIN | M | C/U/HS | FOUR PRELUDES MOST LIKELY PLAYED SEPARATELY. BEST ON C TRUMPET. 1 & 3 TECHNICAL 2 & 4 LYRICAL. | |
| PRELUDIUM OCH FUGA | FRIBERG, TOMAS | BRASS SEXTET | Sweden | SMIC | 1987 | 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | 2TRPT,2HN,TRB,TBA. TWO SHORT MOVEMENTS MOSTLY IN 5/8 AND FAST TEMPOS. MUTES. GOOD RHYTHMIC FLOW. |
| PRELUDIUM, OP 74 | JOHNSEN, HALLVARD | EUPHONIUM & ORGAN | Norway | NORSK | 1985 | EST 3 MIN | M | C/U/HS | LYRICAL PIECE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND PLAYABLE BY OTHER BASS CLEF INSTRUMENTS. |
| PRESENTATION OCH PROMENAD I SKANE | JANSSON, LEIF A | WOODWIND QUINTET & BAND | Sweden | LEMA | 1982 | 9 MIN | M | C/U/HS | BAND GETS TO SING ONE CHORUS IF IT WANTS! GOOD CHANGE AND VARIETY IN THE MUSIC, IDEAL FOR CONCERT. |
| PRILLAR-FANTASI | PLAGGE, WOLFGANG | BAND & PIANO | Norway | NMIC | 2001 | 16 MIN | M/H | C/U | PIC,FL,3CL,2AS,2TS,4TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,2PERC. A ONE MOVEMENT WORK THAT WILL WORK FOR THE C/U BAND AND A MEMBER OF THE PIANO FACULTY. SOME FINGERS NEEDED I THE WW OTHERWISE VERY PLAYABLE. GOOD MS. |
| PRIM FOR SNARE DRUM | MASSON, ASKELL | PERCUSSION ALONE | Iceland | BIM | 1984 | 7 MIN | M/H | C/U/HS | SEVEN WONDERFUL MINUTES OF SNARE DRUM FANTASTICS! THE PERCUSSIONISTS WILL WANT TO TRY THIS! ALSO, SAME COMPOSER, SAME INSTRUMENT - ‘KIM’. |
| PRINSESSA JA JAATYNYT PUUTARHA - PRINCESS & A FROZEN GARDEN | TAKALO, ARTTU | BASSOON ENSEMBLE | Finland | FiMIC | 1995 | EST 6+ MIN | M/H | C/U | 6 BASSOONS AND A CONTRA. EASIER THAN THE OTHERS OF THIS INSTRUMENTATION ON THIS LIST. CLEFS NEEDED IN TWO OF THE PARTS. |
| PRISM | HAAPANEN, PERTTU | HORN ALONE | Finland | FIMIC | 2004 | EST 5+ MIN | H | C/U | EASIER THAN SOME, BUT STILL A CHALLENGE FOR THE ADVANCED C/U STUDENT. RANGE WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM, IT DOES HAVE GLIZZANDOS, AND RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS. |
| PRISMA | WAHLBERG, RUNE | SAXOPHONE QUARTET | Sweden | SMIC | 1961 | 12 MIN 30 SEC | M | C/U/HS | FOUR MOVEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING AND A FINE SCORE. |
| PROCESS | KARKOFF, INGVAR | BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 1980 | 12 MIN | H | C/U | PIC,4FL,3CL,2OB,2BSN,3HN,4TRPT,3TRB,TBA,5PERC,PIANO. ESOTERIC WITH SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION, RHYTHMIC CHALLENGES, FINE PERCUSSION PARTS. UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTATION. |
| PROLAPSES | SERMILA, JARMO | FLUTE ALONE | Finland | FAZER | 1973 | EST 5 MIN | M/H | C/U/HS | A GOOD LOOKING WORK WITH ACCESSIBILITY. |
| PROLOG FOR SOLO CELLO | AAGAARD-NILSEN, TORSTEIN | CELLO ALONE | Norway | NMIC | 1995 | EST 3 MIN | E | C/U/HS | A NICE EASY SOLO ALONE FOR A FIRST WITH THIS MEDIUM, CELLO MUST SING WITH A GOOD SOUND. |
| PROMENAD | ECKERBERG, SIXTEN | BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 1972 | E/M | C/U/HS | 2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,2TS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, PERC,TMP,SB. THREE MOVEMENTS NOT HEAVILY SCORED. THIN PERCUSSION. | |
| PUHALLINKVINTETTO | ALMILA, ATSO | WOODWIND QUINTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1993 | EST 14+ MIN | M/H | C/U | MOVEMENTS: ANIMATO, LARGO MA TENSIVO, TRANQUILLO/PRESTO. ALMILA ALWAYS DOES SOMETHING TO MAKE IT UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING. THE ARE A LOT OF NOTES TO PUT IN SOME MEASURES, OTHERWISE THIS ONE GOES STRAIGHT AHEAD. |
| PUHALLINKVINTETTO, OP 121 | HONGISTO, MAURI | WOODWIND QUINTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1987 | 15 MIN | H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS. SOME INTERESTING CHALLENGES FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS BUT NO SURPRISES. |
| PULS FOR KORPS | GODOY, ROLF INGE | BAND | Norway | NMIC | 1980 | 7 MIN 30 SEC | M/H | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,OB,BSN,AS,TS,BS,4HN,2COR,2TRPT,3TRB,EUP,TBA, 3PERC. RHYTHMIC INTEREST, ONE TEMPO ALL THE WAY, BUT DIFFERENT RHYTHMS TO HANG IT ON. |
| PULSATIONS, OP 89 | LUNDE, IVAR JR | TROMBONE QUARTET | Norway | NMIC | 1985 | 8 MIN | H | C/U | ALTO TRB, 2 TEN TRB, BASS TRB & TUBA. ALTO PART CAN BE PLAYED BY TRPT AND TUBA BY BASS TROMBONE. MUTES AND RHYTHMIC. |
| PYS | PALSSON, PALL P | WIND ENSEMBLE | Iceland | ITM | 1989 | E | C/U/HS | FL, 3CL, 2AS, 2TS, 3TRB, TBA, PERC. SHORT MARCH-LIKE WITH FOLK MUSIC FEEL. CLEAN SCORE. | |
| PYTUR | PALSSON, PALL P | BAND | Iceland | ITM | 1986 | E | C/U/HS | 2FL,3CL,2AS,TS,3HN IN Eb,3TRPT,3TRB,EUP,2TBA,PERC. MARCH-LIKE, VERY PLAYABLE AND STRAIGHT AHEAD. |
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