Horn Music
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$50.00Dedicated to Myron Welch and Gaylen Hatton. First performance at The International Horn Workshop-- Brigham Young University, 1987, by hornist Thomas Bacon and The Provo Wind Consort, Ralph Laycock--conductor.
Grade: 5
Scherzo from the Horn Concerto for Horn and Piano-Andrew Pelletier, horn Cadenza and Fanfare from the Horn Concerto for Horn and Piano by Randall Faust, Andrew Pelletier, horn Rondo from the Horn Concerto for Horn and Piano, Andrew Pelletier, horn The Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble was written at the request of Myron Welch, Director of Bands at the University of Iowa and Gaylen Hatton, Host of the Nineteenth International Horn Symposium. The first performances were given by hornist, Thomas Bacon with the Provo Wind Consort, Ralph Laycock, conductor, at the Nineteenth International Horn Symposium in 1987 and by Randall Faust with the University of Iowa Symphonic Band, Myron Welch, conductor in 1988. Subsequent performances have taken place at various other schools around the country. Throughout the Concerto, individual movements pay respect to various hornists who have been influential on the composer in a variety of ways. They are recognized in their respective movements.
Prelude-Nocturne (Horn and Percussion) (3 min.) The initial movement makes extensive use of glissandi from open to stopped horn as discussed in Marvin Howe’s article in the Fall, 1973 HORN CALL. The thematic material of this movement creates a scale of open and stopped notes that serve as the pitch set for the entire concerto. Scherzo (Horn, Woodwinds, and Percussion) (5 min.) The second movement takes on the heroic and agile character of the orchestral hornist. It employs a semitone flexibility pattern similar to one practiced by Thomas Bacon. Cadenza and Fanfare (Horn, Brass, and Percussion) (5 min.) Paul Anderson, horn professor at the University of Iowa, introduced me to the unmeasured Preludes of Gallay and some multiple tonguing techniques. I pay my respects to him in this movement. Rondo (Horn with complete Wind and Percussion Ensemble) (4:30 min.) Ignaz Leutgeb, the hornist who commissioned Mozart’s horn concerti, set the standards for all of us. Legends are told of the friendly banter between Mozart and Leutgeb. Their good humor is reflected here. Thank you, Ignaz Leutgeb!
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$49.95The composition, Celtic Octet by Kazimierz Machala is a fine addition to mixed wind and string chamber music repertoire. Joining his previous editions of Celtic Scents written and arranged for Orchestra, Symphonic Band and for Woodwind Quintet with Guitar and Double Bass, this new edition for Octet for Winds and Strings adds another opportunity to program this most enjoyable work! Instrumentation:Clarinet in B-flatHorn in FBassoonViolin 1Violin 2ViolaVioloncelloDouble Bass Learn More -
$39.95Celtic Scents is an amazing suite of wonderful musical scents (wildflowers, herbs, and trees) unified by the brilliant imagination of composer Kazimierz Machala, and the familiar sounds of Celtic folk music. Suite No. 2 includes Foxglove, Rowan, Lavender, and Hawthorn Lore. There is absolutely no doubt that audiences and performers will enjoy their time spent with this joyful and engaging composition. Learn More -
$30.00Dedicated to the Galliard Brass Ensemble, this collection contains eight well-know carols set for Brass Quintet. The set includes separate parts for both Trumpet in B-flat and Trumpet in C.
- O Tannenbaum
- Tantum Ergo/Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- Sing We Now of Christmas
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
- Gloucestershire Wassail
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Grade: 5
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$30.00Dedicated to the Galliard Brass Ensemble, this collection contains eight well-know carols set for Brass Quintet. The set includes separate parts for both Trumpet in B-flat and Trumpet in C.
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Away in a Manger
- Good King Wenceslas
- Wexford Carol
- O Maria, Diana Stella
- Deck the Halls
- The Carnal and the Crane
- Patapan
Grade: 4-5
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$29.95Celtic Scents is an amazing suite of wonderful musical scents (wildflowers, herbs, and trees) unified by the brilliant imagination of composer Kazimierz Machala, and the familiar sounds of Celtic folk music. Suite No. 1 includes Goldenrod and Meadowsweet. There is absolutely no doubt that audiences and performers will enjoy their time spent with this joyful and engaging composition. Learn More -
$29.00Horn Technique by Jeffrey Agrell is a comprehensive resource for teachers, and a combination road map and gold mine of information for serious students. Above all, it encourages the reader/player to combine the book’s approach with what they already do, and, fueled by curiosity and imagination, to use the book as a springboard to make new discoveries about the best ways to master this ancient and amazing instrument. A detailed, thoughtful look at ways old and new to get from one note to another, plus many illustrated suggestions about the most efficient ways to teach the instrument to students at any level. Learn More -
$26.95Dynamic, contemporary work for eight horns, giving equal weight to all parts. Learn More -
$25.00Wedding processional dedicated to and first performed at the wedding of Kristin and Michael, San Francisco, California, September 2001 transcribed for Horn and Wind Ensemble. 2013 Edition.
Grade: 4
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$25.00For several years, we have published the book, Rules of the Game by Christopher. In 2020, with the assistance of Mr. Leuba's students, Marion Hesse, Charles Bell, and Roger Kaza, we are publishing A Christopher Leuba Compendium. This volume includes the: 1. Daily Warm Up (1982) 2. Daily Warm Up ( 1963-with comparisons of the 1974 and 1981 manuscript editions) 3. Dexterity Drills (1977) 4. Phrasing Concepts (1974) 5. Appendix This volume is published with permission from and appreciation to the Estate of Christopher Leuba. Learn More -
$25.00Intermediate to Advanced Studies-a continuation and development of studies from Volume I. Contents include Descending Scale Studies; Legato and Articulation Studies; Smooth and rhythmically sophisticated Melodies in Major, Minor, and Modal Scales; Lip Slurs; and Marvin Howe's previously unpublished articles on the Exhale Warm-Up and the Squeak Buzz.
Grade: 4-6
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$25.00Randall Faust's comprehensive horn studio handbook of technical studies. Contents include studies in Long Tones, Scales, Intervals, Scales in Intervals, Lip Trills, Lip Slurs, Articulation, Arpeggios, Stopped Horn, Dynamic Range, and Warm-ups.Grade: 3-6
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$25.00Commissioned by Randy Gardner for a compact disc in memory of Philip Farkas--on Summit Records.
Grade: 4-5
Mvt I: Prelude Mvt. II: Scherzo Mvt. III: Romanza Mvt. IV: Rondo Learn More -
$25.00A dramatic composition for Horn Octet accompanied by four-part Horn Choir. Commissioned and premiered by Dr. Keith Johnson and The University of Arizona Horn Ensemble.
Grade: 5
This recording is from the performance by The University of Arizona Horn Ensemble conducted by Professor Daniel Katzen with The International Horn Symposium Horn Choir at the 40th International Horn Symposium at The University of Denver in 2008.
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This composition - a rainBow of orange above the Green - includes some joyful references to some of my past visits to the BGSU campus-as well as the many happy remembrances of four and a half decades of college teaching. This set of rhapsodic variations depicts a day in the life on a college or university campus starting from the colorful dawn-walking across the campus, hearing the fragments of music in the warm-up sessions in the music building, the classes-some informative and some pedantic, the inspiring moments of repose in the library and art gallery, the excitement of the band playing at an athletic event, and a concert where singers and instrumentalists all come together on stage to perform a final hymn of the school. Like many of my compositions, this work is a set of variations on a theme. Sometimes the theme is a hymn tune or a chorale. Sometimes it is set of variations on a more abstract cantus firmus. In this case, it is a theme found in the letters B, G, C, F, and A! The Three Horn Choirs consist of Choir I: Horn 1, 2, and 3; Choir II: horn 4, 5, and 6; and Choir III: Horn 7, 8, and 9. Within the Three Horn Choirs: 1, 4, and 7 are High Horn Parts; 2, 5, and 6 are middle Horn parts: and 3, 6, and 9 are the Low Horn Parts. As the conductor studies the score, one will see that this provides for many opportunities for antiphonal effects, solo passages for all ensemble members, and symphonic sonorities as one performs the composition. Grade: 5 Learn More -
$25.00Dedicated to the Galliard Brass Ensemble, this collection contains seven well-know carols set for Brass Quintet. The set includes separate parts for both Trumpet in B-flat and Trumpet in C.
1. The First Nowell
2. Coventry Carol
3. Rejoice and Be Merry (Gallery Carol)
4. Linden Tree Carol
5. Sussex Carol
6. Once in Royal David's City
7. Joy to the World
Grade: 5
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$25.00Commissioned by the University of Louisville for Percussion Professor Gregory Byrne.
Grade: 5
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$24.95Machala, a native of Poland, has enjoyed a career as performer, composer, and teacher, all centered around his instrument, the horn. He was the first horn player in the history of Juilliard to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, was named Professor Emeritus of Horn at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after 20 years of teaching, and has toured extensively as soloist and as member of several ensembles. Learn More -
$24.95Horn players need to transpose, yet until now, there has not been a complete method devoted to teaching this essential skill. This method begins by explaining why horn parts need to be transposed and then uses this historical information to provide the hornist with a concrete strategy to master transposition. After building skills through exercises, excerpts from the horn literature are presented for practical application. Helpful transposition tips, practice techniques, and musical advice enhance the musical examples. Learn More -
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$20.00Touching arrangements by Marvin Howe and published by The Hornists' Nest. Selections include the Russian Folk Song--Someone's Horse is Standing There and two Schubert songs--Her Portrait and The Signpost.
Grade: 4
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$20.00Transcribed for Three Horns by Marvin C. Howe
Another Hornists' Nest publication. The third horn has an impressive low horn part.Grade: 4
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$20.00As Lowell Shaw says: "Off on a short and fairly up-tempo romp through several keys, and 'we'll have a grand old time!'"
Grade: 5
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