The work is important for me because it was my first piece to be performed outside Norway. Black Dyke Band/David King performed it and did a recording of it in 1991. In the original score I quote a Swedish bishop (Olaus Mangnus) who lived in the 15th century. He travelled around Scandinavia and drew maps - very important historic material. When he came to the north of Norway (where I come from) he decribed the wind from the north as Ciricus: (something like) Worst of all winds is Circius, that revolves (?= turn upside down) heaven and earth.» (Well, not a good translation I´m afraid). The fast sections reflects the mighty winds from the north. In the middle section, I borrowed afolksong-like tune (by C. Elling, a Norwegian composer). The text (by Kristoffer Janson) tells about old times when the fishermen used open boats: they had to put their lives in the hands of God.
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Brass Band |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Bųrn m.m.) | Post-1900 |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Partitur og stemmer |
| Niveau | Medium |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Publisher/Producent | Norsk Noteservice |
| Bidragydere | Aagaard-Nilsen, Torstein(Composer) |
| ISMN | 9790261715560 |