Sheet Music Archive
Here you will find a selection of songs and short tunes for traditional Norwegian wind instruments. Use the filters to narrow down by instrument, region and type.
The archive is a growing collection of free sheet music for Norwegian folk music on traditional wind instruments like the bukkehorn, flishorn, Meråker clarinet and lur. Every tune can be played right in the browser, transposed to your instrument and downloaded as a PDF.
Everything is free to use with attribution, in teaching too.
Bånsull frå Hemne
A simple lullaby I learned from the veteran Geir Egil Larsen from Verdal. Perfect for beginners!
Bånsull frå Narjordet
Bånsull frå Narjordet in Østerdalen, arranged for two equally tuned horns by Jørn Simenstad.
Bukkehornvals frå Verdalen
Bukkehorn waltz performed by Geir Egil Larsen, after Jon Suul - both from Verdal.
Bussa, Snåla, Dunderman
Herding tune from Långheden in Dalarna — «Bussa, Snåla, Dunderman!». After Dybeck 1846.
Getalåten
Getalåten — struck up when the goats were found again. After Dybeck 1846.
Gjendines bånsull
Norway's (probably) best-known lullaby, sung by Gjendine Slålien.
Gjetarsong etter Bergljot Nordnes
A herding song after Bergljot Nordnes, notated by her brother Helge Dillan in 1949.
Halling etter Hans Gilland
A halling after Hans Gilland, continued by his son Harald Gilland — who was a renaissance man for the Meråker clarinet.
Hallingen hans Martin Myhr
A halling by Geir Egil Larsen, dedicated to the celebrated folk dancer Martin Myhr.
Hoppvals etter Hans Gilland
The only one of the clarinet tunes that Harald Gilland could remember his father actually playing on the clarinet.
Horn tune no. 10 after Dybeck
Horn tune from Öster-Dalarna, played when the sheep were found again. After Dybeck 1846.
Horn tune no. 12 after Dybeck
Two-part resting tune from Öster-Dalarna — to the herding girls and to the cattle. After Dybeck 1846.
Horn tune no. 13 after Dybeck
Resting tune from Mora, played on the herding horn. After Dybeck 1846.
Horn tune no. 14 after Dybeck
Evening tune from Jämtland with long pauses between the phrases. After Dybeck 1846.
Horn tune no. 2 after Dybeck
The ground formula for the horn tunes of the Västmanland forest districts. After Dybeck 1846.
Horn tune no. 4 after Dybeck
Fingerpipe tune from Hälsingland, played on the way to the summer farms. After Dybeck 1846.
Hur käckt var det då
Lament from Rättvik, performed when something sad happened in the herding forest. After Dybeck 1846.
Kom Snälla
Herding call from Grytnäs in Dalarna — «Kom Snälla, Snälla». After Dybeck 1846.
Ku-leken
Herding-horn tune from Rättvik in Dalarna that led and gathered the herd. After Dybeck 1846.
Lars Linkelifot
"Lars Linkelifot" is a Norwegian folk song that is known across large parts of Norway, with slightly different melodies and lyrics.
Lekete, lekete
Tune of joy from Rättvik when the cows were found again. After Dybeck 1846.
Lisse ko (Tuna)
Herding call from southern Dalarna when a cow had gone astray — «Lisse ko!». After Dybeck 1846.
Lisse ko (Västmanland)
Evening herding call from the Västmanland forest districts — «Lisse ko!». After Dybeck 1846.
Nu rinder Solen op
An old, well-known morning hymn with words by Thomas Kingo (1634–1703).
Pekkos Anna
Call-and-answer tune between horn and song from Rättvik — the herding girls calling to each other. After Dybeck 1846.
Sautrall frå Østerdalen
Shepherd’s call after Jon Gjelten - a lively mountain song from Østerdalen that depicts mountain life and summer mountain pasture traditions.
Sprengar I etter J.J. Brekken
One of the oldest tunes from Stordalen in Meråker, after Johannes J. Brekken (1858–1931).
Svarttrosten
A pols after Ellen Marie Tangen, arranged for two equally tuned horns by Jørn Simenstad.
Syrg ikkji, gråt ikkji
"Syrg ikkji, gråt ikkji" (Don't mourn, don't cry) is a song from Hallingdalen, with somewhat intense accompanying lyrics.
Vals frå Stordalen
A waltz from Stordalen in Meråker
