Compositions
Dag Arnesen has written hundreds of compositions, most of them tunes for small jazz ensembles.
Here is a selection of more complex compositions that he has been commissioned to write for classical groups and large jazz ensembles.
| 1979 | Mossafinns Morgensignal (Mossafinn`s wakeup-call)– suite for jazz octet- for Vossajazz |
| 1984 | Blåtoner med Røde Noter (Blue sound from a red score)– a piece for classical violin with a jazz trio- for Rikskonsertene (Norwegian Concert Institute, NCI) |
| 1987 | Strøtanker og Røde Roser (Stray Thoughts and Red Roses) suite in six parts for 5 horns, piano, bass and drums – with Elvin Jones- for Vossajazz. NRK TV and Radio |
| 1991 | Selected traditional songs – arranged for mixed choir, solo voice and a jazz trio, for Rikskonsertene (NCI) |
| 1992 | Reminiscence - suite in six parts for mini-big band with voice, 8 horns, piano, bass, drums and percussion– for Vestnorsk Jazzsenter.(The West Norway Jazz Centre) NRK Radio. |
| 1992 | Hit og Dit –(Here and There) piece for 4 trombones and tuba –for the trombone section in Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 1993 | Rusler rundt 152 (“Wandering around 152) piece for violin, cello, 3 Hardanger fiddles, 3 voices, saxophone, piano, synthesizer and percussion – for Rikskonsertene, NCI. This piece won “the Work of the Year NOPA |
| 1993 | Ta Blå – string quartet based on the music of the great Norwegian songwriter Arne Bendiksen - for Vestnorsk Jazzsenter (The West Norway Jazz Centre) |
| 1993 | Utrygt for tåke –(May become Foggy) piece for euphonium and piano – Grieg academy |
| 1996 | ...og dagen gjør tanken til lengsel – concert for mixed choir and six-piece jazz ensemble – for the choir Stemmebruket |
| 1998 | Sideways – concert for clarinet, trombone, piano, bass and percussion – for Bit 20, a new music ensemble |
| 2000 | On Granite – suite in seven parts for voice, alto sax., trumpet, tenor sax., el-bass, doublebass, piano and drums – for Vestnorsk Jazzsenter (The West Norway Jazz Center) |
| 2001 | Ball i mål og dur (Footballsuite for Choir and Refere)– suite in ten parts for mixed choir with solo voice and a jazz trio |
