The Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs invited 21 composers from Norway and abroad to each compose a march for marching band – hence 21 Marches for the 21st Century. Marches are very much a living tradition among many bands in Norway and abroad, but the repertoire is often rather retrospective in character. The Council for […]
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Works selected by the IRC for its annual performance-broadcasts, with introductions and notes on the music in the accompanying 64-page booklet, make this a must-have for collectors of late 20th century music. 6 CDs. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Contents: FRANK MARTIN (1890-1974): Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra (Isabelle Nef, Orchestre de la Suisse
International Rostrum of Composers 1955-1999 Read More »
1999; dur: 4′; Electronic
Count Down 2000/ Nedtelling 2000 Read More »
1999; dur: 4′; Wind band (opt. marching band); Score at Notebutikken
69 Marching Bars of Leftovers From an Old Century Read More »
“It drives me nuts, makes me laugh, makes me listen. It is truly unique.”
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I cyberhastighet famler vi omkring i dagens individtilpassede univers. Alt er så vanvittig tilrettelagt at vi glemmer hva det er vi vil formidle. Jeg leser at eksistensen av en kulturelite som offentlig vaktbikkje for de “intellektuelle” er historisk. Dette bekymrer meg mindre i og med at min erfaring ikke kan deles med gamle menn som
Manifest 1999 (extended version) (NO) Read More »
1999; dur: 10′; Accordion, alto sax and double bass; Score at nb.no
essential extensions Read More »
1999; dur: 4′ or 20′; Sopr solo or with flute; Score at nb.no
Music for Ibsen’s «Ghosts» Read More »
1995-99; dur: 40′; Radio play by Marius Holth/Dagfinn Rosnes/M. Ratkje
The Ice Planet / Isplaneten Read More »
1999; dur: 4′; Sopr, perc, pno/small organ, cassette tape player
NATO athletic superstar Read More »
Rune Grammofon: “Improvisation from four young female musicians with backgrounds from jazz, classical, contemporary, rock and country. Weird, wonderful and completely beyond categorisation, the quartet was formed in 1995. This is their debut recording.” [intlink id=”5086″ type=”post”]Reviews[/intlink] Tracks: 1. tapeunderlaget 2. hornkonserten 3. septemberunderlaget 4. thing that 5. akershus This album is also remixed. See
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Soundtrack for Icelandic film by Hilmar Oddsson. Music composed by Hjalmar Ragnarsson and the group Selma. Featuring Maja S. K. Ratkje on vocals.
1997-98; dur: 12′; 2 fl/picc, cl/bcl, sopsax/alsax, sopsax/barsax, tpt, hn, 2 tbn, tu, elgtr, elb, pf/synth, perc; Score at Wise Music Classical
Adresseavisen 05.08.98: OSLO: Hun har verken hornbriller ”a la Nordheim eller kinnskjegg som Beethoven. Likevel er trondheimsjenta Maja Ratkje komponist. Selv hadde hun aldri møtt en levende komponist før hun bestemte seg for å bli en. Nå framføres stykkene hennes verden over, og det er ikke akkurat listepop hun kreerer. (Mangler resten av intervjuet)
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Et ambivalent utgangspunkt Åpningen av 1. sats i Mozarts pianokonsert i D-moll krever øyeblikkelig oppmerksomhet fra lytteren. Atmosfæren er uvanlig tung og dramatisk til Mozart å være, og den gir oss assosiasjoner til hans eneste store etterfølger. Det er nok ingen tilfeldighet at Beethoven har skrevet kadenser til begge yttersatsene i nettopp dette stykket. Hvordan