Nordic Instrumental Music
For Colleges and Universities
By Title
| Title | Composer Arranger | Ensemble Medium | Country | Publisher_Code | Date | Time | Difficulty | Recommended Level | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA'S DOZEN | SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL | FLUTE ENSEMBLE | Iceland | ITM | 1980 | H | C/U | FOR 12 OR MORE FLUTES, NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION MAKES IT APPEAR HARDER THAN IT REALLY IS. CLEVER EXCHANGES AND SURPRISES. | |
| RADHUS INTRADA | BORRESEN, HAKON | WOODWIND ENSEMBLE | Denmark | WEMUS | CIR 2003 | EST 5 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | 2OB,2CL,2HN,2BSN. ARRANGED BY LARS PALLE JORGENSEN. GREAT MATERIAL FOR THE YOUNGER ENSEMBLE - SEE OTHER THINGS WITH THIS COMPANY AND ARRANGER. |
| RAGINSKI | ALMILA, ATSO | BRASS QUINTET | Finland | FiMIC | 1985 | EST 5+ MIN | M/H | C/U | A RAG - ALMILA STYLE. IN A GOOD MS. ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO PLAY, BUT THIS IS FUN AND WILL BE EXCELLENT PROGRAM MUSIC. SEE ALSO HIS BRASSQUINTET (1991) IN THE FIMIC ONLINE CATALOG. |
| RAKASTAVA, OP 14 (THE LOVER) | SIBELIUS, JEAN | STRING ORCHESTRA | Finland | FAZER | 1967 | M | C/U/HS | 1. THE LOVER, 2. THE PATH OF THE BELOVED, 3. GOOD NIGHT - FAREWELL. YES, IT IS ROMANTIC. NEED ONE PERCUSSIONIST. A GOOD SCORE, GREAT COMPOSER AND PLAYABLE MUSIC. | |
| RAKNA DE LYCKLIGA STUNDERNA BLOTT | SYLVAIN, JULES & KARL-EWERT/CLAES ROSENDAHL | STAGE BAND | Sweden | EHRLING | 1978 | E | C/U/HS | SLOW WALTZ, MESSY SCORE, TRPT 1 SOLO, CAN BE OPENED FOR MORE SOLOS. GOOD MATERIAL. | |
| RAPSODIE, OP 39 | BULL, EDVARD HAGERUP | TRUMPET & PIANO | Norway | NMIC | EST 12 MIN | H | C/U | FOUR MOVEMENTS IN VARYING STYLES. USES A NUMBER OF MUTES AND A FINE PIANIST! | |
| RAPSODISK | TANGGAARD, SVEND ERIK | FLUTE & STRING ORCHESTRA | Denmark | DKF | 1981 | EST 4 MIN | M/H | C/U | THIS IS HIGHLY MARGINAL MS. SO BEWARE! COMPOSER HAS NICE IDEAS AND IF THE MUSIC WERE PRINTED WOULD BE POPULAR. HE HAS MANY WORKS WITH THE SAME UNFORTUNATE PROBLEM - UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE HE HAS GOOD IDEAS FOR THE MUSIC STUDENT WITH WHICH TO MAKE MUSIC.. |
| RAPSODISK FORMSTUDIE | BLOMBERG, ERIK | CLARINET & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1985 | 6 MIN | M | C/U/HS | LOTS OF NOTES IN PLAYABLE RANGE. ONE MOVEMENT. |
| REFLECTIONS | KRUSE, BJORN | SAXOPHONE QUARTET | Norway | FROST | 1976 | 4 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | SATB. GOOD FOR COLLEGE OR HS. |
| REFLECTIONS FROM THE NORTH | LEIFS, JON | STRING ORCHESTRA | Iceland | ITM | 1952 | 20 MIN | H | C/U | MUCH DIVISI AND FREQUENT METER CHANGES. MODERATO. MESSY SCORE BUT GOOD PARTS FROM A FINE COMPOSER. |
| REGNTUNGA SKYAR | EHRLING, THORE & OTHERS/LASSE SJOSTEN | STAGE BAND | Sweden | EHRLING | 1978 | E | C/U/HS | BALLAD. GOOD PIECE, SCORE IS IN FAINT MS, BUT PARTS GOOD. TENOR SOLO. | |
| REINLENDERFANTASI | AAGAARD-NILSEN, TORSTEIN | BAND | Norway | WARNER/CHAPPELL | 1996 | EST 6 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,OB,3CL,ACL,BCL,BSN,AS,TS,BS,3TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,2PERC. THIS IS EASIER THAN SOME OF THIS COMPOSERS OTHER WORKS (SEE NMIC CATALOG ON LINE). BASED UPON A FOLK TUNE. SOME VERY NICE EFFECTS CREATED HERE BY THIS ARRANGER |
| REISEN BEGYNNER | GAATHAUG, MORTEN | TRUMPET CHOIR | Norway | NMIC | 2002 | 2 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | FOR NINE TRUMPETS IN THREE CHOIRS (THREE TO A CHOIR). PLAYS LIKE A 4/4 MARCH. OPTIONAL PERCUSSION: TRIANGLE, TAMBOURINE, HAND DRUM,MARACAS. |
| REK (DRIFT) | SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL | CLARINET & PIANO | Iceland | ITM | 1988 | EST 5 MIN | H | C/U | SOME FREE RHYTHM BECOMING MORE RHYTHMIC WITH UNEVEN MEASURE LENGTH, IE (3+2), (3+4), ETC. ADVANCED RECITAL MATERIAL. |
| RELIGIOUS FOLKTUNE FROM LOM | OLSEN, SPARRE | HORN QUARTET | Norway | NORSK | 1978 | 2 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | NO PROBLEMS, STRAIGHT AHEAD AND LYRICAL. |
| RENAISSANCE MUSIC | ANDRESEN, MOGENS | BRASS QUINTET | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1982 | M | C/U/HS | 2TRPT,HN,2TRB,OPT TBA,SNARE DRUM,TIMPANI. SIX MOVEMENTS: 1. SERENADE 2. INTRADA 3. EMILIA MIA GENTILE 4. DIE NACHTIGALL 5. ECCO LA PRIMAVERA 6. THE KING OF DENMARK'S GALLIARD. | |
| RESA TILL AMERIKA - SVIT FOR ORKESTER | ROSENBERG, HILDING | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SUECIA | 1939 | H | C/U | 2FL,2CL,2OB,2BSN,4COR,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,2PERC,TMP,SAXOPHONES,HARP, STRINGS. THREE MOVEMENTS OF STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL AND PLAYABLE. SCORE FOR SALE & PARTS RENTAL. | |
| REVUE-MARSCH | BERWALD, FRANZ/STIG GUSTAFSON | BAND | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1982 | 4 MIN | E/M | HS | PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB, EUP,TBA,2PERC,SB. CONCERT MARCH, OPTIONAL SMALLER INSTRUMENTATION, EXCELLENT COMPOSER & ARRANGER. |
| RHAPSODY IN GREEN, OP 82 | NYSTEDT, KNUT | BRASS QUINTET | Norway | NORSK | 1981 | EST 9 MIN | M/H | C/U | I.QUASI UNA FANTASIS II.VIVO. GOOD SCORE AND COMPOSER. |
| RHETORICAL SUITE FOR TRAVERSO AND BAROQUE ORGAN | WESSMAN, HARRI | FLUTE & ORGAN | Finland | FiMIC | 1999 | EST 5+ MIN | M | C/U | MOVEMENTS: SUSPIRATIO, OBSTINATIO, DISTENDENTE MANIERA, ARIETTA, GIGUE. MOVEMENTS CAN STAND ALONE. NOT NECESSARILY CHURCH MUSIC. EASIER THAN MUCH OF THE CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE. |
| RIMNADANSLOG II - FOLK DANCES | SVEINSSON, ATLI HEIMIR | ORCHESTRA | Iceland | ITM | 1998 | EST 2+ MIN | M | C/U/HS | FL,CL,TRPT,PIANO,STRINGS. BASED UPON EARLIER WORK BY JON LEIFS OF ICELAND. IT IS FAST MOVING (QT = 138) WITH FREQUENT TIME SIGNATURE CHANGES THAT WILL NOT GET IN THE WAY. IN A PASSABLE MS. |
| RIPPLE | MAROS, MIKLOS | FLUTE QUARTET | Sweden | SMIC | 2002 | 6 MIN. | M/H | C/U/HS | SOME MIXED METER AND OTHER RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS TO SOLVE. FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS WHO ENJOY A MODEST CHALLENGE. |
| RIST LAUS! | AM, MAGNAR | BAND | Norway | NMIC | CIR 2000 | EST 10 MIN | M | C/U/HS | PIC,FL,2OB,2CL,ACL,BCL,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,2COR,2TRPT,4HN,2TRB,EUP,TBA,STRBS,2-3PERC. INTRO - SLIDING TROMBONE FOLLOWED BY SLIDING ALTO SAX. LATIN JAZZ IN 4/8. SOME OFF BEAT NOTES MIGHT INFURIATE THE PLAYERS. SEE WORKS BY COMPOSER IN NMIC CATALOG. |
| RITE OF PASSAGE | FRANDSEN, JOHN | PERCUSSION ALONE | Denmark | DKF | 1999 | 12 MIN | H | C/U | A VERY GOOD SCORE FOR THE SOLO PERCUSSIONIST PLAYING INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE STRUCK: WOOD BLOCK, TOM TOM, COWBELLS, GR.CASSA, GONG AND A FEW NOTES ON TUBULAR BELLS. ALWAYS CHANGING METER! FRANDSEN HAS OTHER PERCUSSION PIECES AVAILABLE. |
| RITUAL FOR HUITZILOPOCHTLI | AHLIN, SVEN | PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | Sweden | SMIC | 10 MIN | H | C/U | SIX PLAYERS. HUITZILOPCHTLI WAS AN AZTEC WAR GOD. TUNED & NON-TUNED INSTRUMENTS. | |
| RITUS II | ROSING-SCHOW, NIELS | PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1990 | 12 MIN | H | C/U | FOUR PLAYERS. VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA AND MANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS MIXED METER AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING PATTERNS, C/U STUDENTS CALL DO IT. |
| RIVER MOUTH QUINTETTO | NISSILA, ALLAN | BRASS QUINTET | Sweden | SMIC | 2002 | 7 MN 30 SEC. | H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENT WORK THAT SHOULD BE IN MANY BRASS QUINTET LIBRARIES. SOME MIXED METER, TRIPLE TONGUE FOR MOST AND ATTENTION GETTING MUSIC. ENJOY! |
| ROCK BOTTOM | BAKKE, RUTH | TUBA & TIMPANI | Norway | NMIC | 1988 | CA 12 MIN | H | C/U | MS COULD BE BETTER, BUT THIS CAN BE FUN FOR PLAYERS AND LISTENERS. TIMPANI ALSO DOES A LITTLE SNARE. FEW BAR LINES - VERY FREE. |
| ROLF BILLBERG IN MEMORIUM | LINDBERG, NILS | STAGE BAND | Sweden | NORDISKA | 1985 | H | C/U/HS | LONG CHART, CONCERT FEATURE, TRPT 2 AND PIANO SOLOS, SPECIAL RHYTHMIC PROBLEMS IN A VERY SLOW TEMPO. | |
| ROMANCE | HANSEN, THORVALD | TRUMPET & PIANO | Denmark | WHANSEN | EST 2 1/2 MIN | E | C/U/HS | A SONG - SUGGEST ALSO TRY CORNET OR FLUEGELHORN. RANGE TO G. | |
| ROMANCE | NIELSEN, CARL | WOODWIND ENSEMBLE | Denmark | WEMUS | CIR 2002 | EST 3 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | 2OB,2CL,2HN,2BSN. ARRANGED BY LARS PALLE JORGENSEN. VERY FEW PROBLEMS TO WORK OUT TECHNICALLY, JUST WORK TO MAKE MUSIC. |
| ROMANCE, OP.21 | JORGENSEN, AXEL | TROMBONE & PIANO | Denmark | WHANSEN | 1982 | M | C/U/HS | GOOD COMPOSER & PLAYABLE MUSIC. | |
| ROMANS | WAHLBERG, RUNE | VIOLIN & ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1935/1992 | EST 11 MIN | M | C/U/HS | 2FL,2CL(A),2BSN,2HN,STRINGS. A BEAUTIFUL LINE FOR THE SOLOIST TO SING OUT. ORCHESTRA PARTS ARE SUPPORTIVE, BUT DO NOT GET IN THE WAY. |
| ROMANS FROM PASTORAL SUITE | LARSSON, LARS-ERIK/STIG GUSTAFSON | BAND | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1988 | 5 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,BSN,2AS,TS,BS,4HN,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB, EUP,TBA,PERC,SB. PLAYABLE BY THE SMALLER, INCOMPLETE BAND. FINE COMPOSER & EXCELLENT ARRANGER. |
| ROMANTACHYCARDIA | NELSON, DANIEL | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 2004 | 8 MIN 30 SEC | M/H | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,3OB(EH),2CL,BCL,3BSN(CBSN),4HN,3TRPT,3TRB,TBA,4PERC,HARP,PIANO,STRINGS. THIS COMPOSER HAS A FEEL FOR THE UPBEAT, CONTEMPORARY STYLE OF WRITING. HE USES SOME MIXED METER IN THIS ONE TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE INTERESTING. |
| ROMANTISK SVIT | FREDIN, THORVALD | STRING BASS & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1998 | 10 MIN | M | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS: DANS, NOCTURNE, RONDO. FOR THE SECOND YEAR STUDENT WHO IS GETTING SERIOUS. SOME DOUBLE STOPS AND IT CAN MOVE ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF NOTES. GOOD MS AND ACCOMPANIMENT. |
| ROMANZA | HELGASON, HALLGRIMMUR | VIOLIN & PIANO | Iceland | ITM | 3 MIN 56 SEC | E/M | C/U/HS | A SHORT, EMOTIONAL WORK. GOOD FOR COLLEGE RECITAL. | |
| ROMANZA | TYBONI, BORJE | FLUTE ALONE | Sweden | SMIC | 2000 | 3 MIN. | E/M | C/M/HS | SUGGEST YOU PLAY WITH SAME COMPOSER’S VAGEN. SHOULD BE GOOD AS A FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH SOLO ALONE PLAYING. |
| RONDO | KOCH, ERLAND VON | SAXOPHONE(ALTO) & STRING ORCH | Sweden | DORN PUBLICATIONS | 1983 | CA 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | VERY PLAYABLE BY A GOOD COMPOSER. |
| RONDO | KOCH, ERLAND VON | ALTO SAXOPHONE & STRING ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1983 | CA 4 MIN | M | C/U/HS | VERY PLAYABLE BY A GOOD COMPOSER. RENTAL ONLY. |
| RONDO AMOROSO, OPUS 14 #7 | SAEVERUD, HARALD/A.OSCAR HAUGLAND | WOODWIND QUINTET | Norway | MUSIKK-HUSET | 1977 | 4 MIN 30 SEC | H | C/U | ROMANTIC STYLE, MANY NOTES, BUT PLAYABLE. |
| RONDO BURLESCO | RUNARSDOTTIR, HILDIGUNNUR | VIOLIN ALONE | Iceland | ITM | 2005 | 5 MIN | M/H | C/U | TRIPLE STOPS AND A LOT OF NOTES, BUT PUT TOGETHER IN A GOOD SCORE MAKING IT PLAYABLE BY MANY C/U STUDENTS. |
| RONDO FOR HORN & STRINGS | AGUSTSSON, HERBERT H | HORN & STRING ORCHESTRA | Iceland | ITM | 1973 | 9 MIN | M | C/U/HS | HORN PART PLAYABLE BY A FINE HS HORN PLAYER. STRING PARTS ALSO BY COMPETENT HS STRINGS. MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH SOME RHYTHMIC INTEREST. |
| RONDO NEUROICA | NELSON, DANIEL | STRING ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1994 | 7 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | AN EASIER NELSON COMPOSITION THAT KEEPS THE STANDARDS THAT HE HAS IN HIS MORE COMPLICATED WORKS. WE TRUST HIM TO MAKE THE MUSIC WORTH WHILE AND INTERESTING. |
| RONDO PER ALTO TROMBONE SOLO, OP 94 | NILSSON, TORSTEN | TROMBONE(ALTO) ALONE | Sweden | REIMERS | 1987 | M/H | C/U | FREQUENT METER CHANGES. LAYS WELL FOR ALTO TROMBONE. | |
| RONDO SUEZIAE, OP 116 | NILSSON, TORSTEN | TROMBONE(ALTO) & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 1987 | M/H | C/U | RANGE IS MODERATE, CAN BE PLAYED ON TENOR TROMBONE. MUCH RHYTHMIC INTEREST AND A FINE PIANIST NEEDED. ONE MOVEMENT. | |
| RONNERDALS POLKA | TAUBE,EVERT/STIG EKLUND | BAND | Sweden | INTERSONG | 1982 | E/M | HS/JHS | GOOD DEVELOPMENT, PLAYABLE. STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION. | |
| ROSLAGSPOLKETTA | ALFVEN, HUGO/STIG GUSTAFSON | BAND | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1979 | 3 MIN | E | HS | 2FL,EbCL,3CL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3COR,2TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA, PERC,TMP,SB. SELECTIONS FROM A BALLET, PLAYABLE BY SMALLER BAND, WORKOUT FOR WW, EASY FOR BRASS & PERCUSSION. |
| ROSLAGSVAR (SWEDISH POLKA) | ALFVEN, HUGO/FLOYD E. WERLE | BAND | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1980 | 3 MIN | E | HS | PIC,2FL,EbCL,3CL,ACL,BCL,2OB,2BSN,2AS,TS,BS,3COR,2TRPT,3TRB, EUP,2TBA, PERC,TMP,SB. CONDENSED SCORE ONLY. EASY MARCH. |
| ROTATE FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SJOBERG, JOHAN-MAGNUS | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 1994 | 10 MIN | M | C/U/HS | 2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN2HN,2TRPT,2TRB,TBA,2PERC.STRINGS. A LOT OF GOOD WORK FOR THE PERCUSSIONISTS. OTHERWISE THIS SHOULD PLAY BY MANY GROUPS, CIVIC, C/U AND SOME HS ENSEMBLES. |
| ROTUNDUM | BIRGISSON, SNORRI SIGFUS | CLARINET ALONE | Iceland | ITM | 1979 | EST 10 MIN | H | C/U | NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION WITH PAGE OF EXPLANATIONS. NO BAR LINES BUT LOTS OF NOTES. |
| RUNE ROW | KENTISH, OLIVER | BASS CLARINET ALONE | Iceland | ITM | 2003 | 20 MIN | H | C/U | THREE MOVEMENTS OF INTERESTING MATERIAL FOR THE DEDICATED BASS CLARINETIST. SHORT SECTION OF SUGGESTED MULTI-PHONICS, BUT WE THINK YOU WILL LIKE THIS ONE! |
| RUNIR - RUNES | SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL | HORN & ORCHESTRA | Iceland | ITM | 1994 | EST 12+ MIN | M/H | C/U | PIC,FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,3HN,3TRPT,2TRB,TBA,2PERC,STRINGS. A ONE MOVEMENT WORK (NINE VARIATIONS ON AN OLD THEME)IN ACCEPTABLE MS. WE SEE NOTHING TO GET IN THE WAY FOR THE HORN AS WELL AS THE ORCHESTRA. |
| RUOTSINSALMI - THREE POEMS FOR ORCHESTRA | NISSILA, ALLAN | ORCHESTRA | Sweden | SMIC | 2002 | 12 MI 30 SEC | M/H | C/U/HS | PIC,2FL,2OB(EH),3CL,2BSN,4HN,4TRPT,4TRB,TBA,2-3PERC,STRINGS. THE THREE POEMS ARE CONNECTED. SOME STRING DIVISI. SOME NICE PLACES FOR THE PERCUSSION. SOME BIG BLOWS IN THE PIECE, BUT ENDS QUIETLY. |
| RUOTSINSALMI (SVENSKSUND) | NISSILA, ALLAN | BAND | Sweden | SMIC | 2006 | 12 MIN 30 SEC | M/H | C/U | 2FL,OB,2BSN,EbCL,3CL,BCL,AS,TS,BS,4TRPT,4HN,3TRB,EUP,TBA,STBS,3PERC. A THREE MOVEMENT WORK PLAYABLE BY MOST C/U ENSEMBLES. WITH EACH OF NISSILA’S WORKS THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE, MAYBE EVEN INVENTIVE, BUT EASILY UNDERSTOOD. SHOULD HAVE AUDIENCE APPEAL. |
| RUSTICO FOR KONTRABAS OCH PIANO | LUNDIN, DAG | STRING BASS & PIANO | Sweden | SMIC | 2003 | EST 2 MIN | E/M | C/U/HS | GOOD EARLY RECITAL MUSIC FOR THE YOUNG STRING BASS PLAYER OR FOR INCIDENTAL MUSIC ON THE PROGRAM OF A MORE ADVANCED PERFORMER. PLAYABLE AND WORKABLE. |
| RYTMISKA STRAKBAGATELLER`FYRA STYCKEN FOR RHTHMISK | KOCH, ERLAND VON/ERNST KALLBERG | STRING ORCHESTRA | Sweden | GEHRMANS | 1979 | 10 MIN | M | C/U/HS | THREE MOVEMENTS FROM 'FYR STYCKEN FUR RHTMISKA FOR PIANO.' LOTS OF DIVISI. |
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