Horn Music
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Composed for Douglas Campbell. A major new work for Solo Horn--exploiting the study of the harmonics of the horn as practiced by Dr. Douglas Campbell and the composer. First performance--Interlochen Center for the Arts--Summer, 1996
Recorded by Randall Faust on Fantasies on American ThemesGrade: 5-6 Harmonielehre for Solo Horn-Randall Faust, horn Learn More
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Recorded by Ralph Lockwood on Crystal Records, by Steve Gross on ACA Digital Recordings: Celebration & Meditation and by Andrew Pelletier on MSR Classics 1168: Celebration: Horn Music of Randall Faust
Grade: 4-5
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Music for the Horns of the Emerald City for Horn Quartet or Horn Choir was composed for Lydia Van Dreel Horn Professor at The University of Oregon and her vision, as Host, of the International Horn Symposium 52 in 2020. This two movement work depicts two very natural and healthy activities one can associate with the Horn Symposium and with Lydia Van Dreel: The Yoga Class and The Joggers. Grade: 4-6 Learn More -
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Sights and Sounds of the Symposium was composed for Robert Palmer and Vanessa Montelongo on the occasion of the 52nd International Horn Symposium. The first movement, The Bell Tower at Sunrise, is an ever-developing set of variations over an ever-developing repeated thematic motive. A Rondo for the Morning Run, the second movement, is based on the Rondo from the Quartet for Four Horns by Randall Faust and uses the pitch pattern: sol-do-re-sol.
Grade 4-6
Recorded by Thomas and Tricia Jöstlein, horns and Yeon-Kynug Kim, piano on the CD: SINGING SMOOTH MELODIES ON THE HORN
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This three movement work is a wonderfully colorful set of etudes for solo horn. Grade: 5-6
Battle Axe emphasizes large leaps (7ths and 9ths), often slurred, as well as ascending sixteenth-note patterns following the octatonic scale. The Bug and the Blue Light is an expressive journey through many different keys (all lydian), with slurred, disjunct melody lines that cover a large range. Vertigo Skipping, explores the alternation between 6/8 and 5/8 ideas, as well as slurs from beat to beat, with the ascending major 9th appearing prominently. Three Concert Etudes-Dr. Ashley Cumming, horn
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Written for and premiered by the Lyric Ensemble, Harold Kafer's setting of the Kyrie for Soprano, Oboe, Horn, and Piano is lovely and lyrical; contemporary and old at the same time and will prove to be a nice addition to your collection of mixed chamber music repertoire that includes horn. Learn More -
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Written for International Horn Society President, Andrew Pelletier and inspired by the writing of John Howard Bryant and Abraham Lincoln, Songs of Liberty for Horn and Piano commemorates the summer of 2020 and also looks back to the year of 1860-two very complex and challenging periods in U.S. history. The two movements are: I. Bold Champions: We Cannot Escape History! II. Lincoln and Liberty Learn More -
$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 -
$10.00This Sextet was composed for the the Steven Cohen Horn Ensemble and premiered at the 50th International Horn Symposium. Learn More -
$10.00Wachet auf, ruft unsdie Stimme is one of the best know Chorale Preludes of J. S. Bach. The beauty of the work comes not only from its beautiful florid melodic writing, but also from its overall simplicity. Most of the time it is simply two-voice counterpoint; it is only at the entrance of the Chorale melody that it becomes three-voice writing. It is offered here as a special treat for hornists and can be played as a Horn Trio or with a Horn Choir. Learn More -
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Two Poems, Recitative and Aria by Harold Kafer uses the texts from two poems: If I can keep one heart from breaking by Emily Dickinson and the first verse from the CHORIC SONG from THE LOTOS-EATERS by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: There is sweet music here. Harold Kafer's settings of these poems use the beauty and expressive qualities of each - the soprano, oboe, horn, and piano - breathing life into these texts. Learn More -
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COMPOSED FOR ANDREW BAIN One of the highlights of the summer of 2020 was the opportunity to participate in a series of internet-based Warm-Up Classes presented by Andrew Bain-Principal Hornist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and co-hosted by Rupal Bain-of their INVESTED MUSICIAN program. Impressed by Andrew's regular presentation of horn studies in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere, I was inspired to write this piece by the fact that he candidly discussed some of his own personal technical challenges in playing the horn. This Scherzo is dedicated to Andrew Bain, his ongoing artistry, inspiration, and good humor.
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Written for Dr. Jennifer Sholtis and the final concert of the 54th International Horn Symposium held at Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Texas in August of 2022, these old west melodies are On the Trail of the Buffalo-also known as Buffalo Skinners; The Streets of Laredo, Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little Dogies; and Home on the Range. These are all traditional songs that date from the 19th century history of cowboys in the Old West. The original sources of these songs are as varied, diverse, and large as the people and the prairies of The Old West. The stories and lyrics of these songs are found in the works of a number of authors-the earliest large collection is found in the book dating from 1910 by John Lomax: Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads (published by the MacMillan Company). This Fantasy may be performed by either a Horn Quartet or a Horn Choir. When performed by a Horn Choir, both of the divisi voices in Horn I Measures 107-127 should be played. Also, Horn Choir performances should divide the Fourth Horn parts between parts IVA and IVB. Horn Quartets should use parts I, II, III, and IVA. Learn More -
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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 -
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The songs of Grieg are part of a series of arrangements for a wide group of hornists-from developing players looking for a work for a festival performance-to the professional hornist searching for a lyrical character piece for a recital. This set also includes works by Beach, Cui, and Humperdinck. These arrangements are of moderate technical difficulty and are meant to test numerous aspects of horn playing outside of high playing. These songs by Grieg are the simplest in difficulty of this set of arrangements. Grieg's Children's songs were picked to teach a student how to approach playing with a pianist. Not only is the horn melody always doubled in the piano, but the arrangements are also meant to be simple collaborations. The range of each piece keeps to a middle-low register so that any student, almost regardless of time put into the instrument, could begin working on one of the movements. The keys are simple, whether in sharp or flat keys. Grade: 2-3 Learn More -
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This Berceuse is from a collection of character pieces composed by Amy Beach in 1898: Three Compositions: “La Captive,” “Berceuse,” and “Mazurka.” The Berceuse is a short lullaby in ternary ABA form. This version of the work does not remain at pitch but instead has been lowered by two octaves to allow it to fit comfortably on the horn. Some of the markings have also been adjusted to make sense on horn compared to the original. The Berceuse is part of a series of arrangements meant for a wide group of hornists-from developing players looking for a work for a festival performance -to the professional hornist searching for a lyrical character piece for a recital. This set also includes works by Cui, Grieg, and Humperdinck. Beach's Berceuse is the most difficult of this set of arrangements. These arrangements are of moderate technical difficulty, and are meant to test numerous aspects of horn playing outside of high playing. The Berceuse includes the study of ornamentation, middle register endurance, and the study of the sharp key-D major concert. Grade: 3-4 Learn More -
$15.00Based on Aaron Brask's creative musicianship and humor as displayed throughout his recording: Music for the Holiday Season, this collection of classic carols can be performed in, at least, two possible formats: 1. as a Horn Quartet, or 2.with Horn Ensembles of 5-6 players or Horn Choirs. A Horn Quartet can perform parts 1 through 4. Larger ensembles may also add the optional descant parts for Joy to the World and O Come All Ye Faithful. Throughout this edition, we have endeavored to capture the spirit and the nuances of Aaron’s recording. His unique style and phrasing is worthy of discussion by teachers and students, and his performance of the fourth parts is a real model of fine low register performance. We hope that you enjoy performing Aaron Brask’s arrangements in this set of Holiday Music for Horn.
JOY TO THE WORLD INFANT HOLY, INFANT LOWLY GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN, REJOICE O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL Learn More -
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Horn and 4 percussion. Learn More -
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This collection: Solo Studies for the Healthy Hornist contains ten solos of varying styles. Specifically written for the younger student in mind, the studies in this book will be interesting and challenging to more advanced players as well. When I retired from Western Illinois University in 2018, the focus of my teaching changed. No longer was I working with graduate students-or even undergraduate students who were doing more advanced projects on Wagner Tuba or the Natural Horn; many of my students, then, were in the younger years of high school or junior high school. So, even though I was older, I was spending more time with younger students. So, as I was spending more time teaching these younger students, I became more attuned to their activities in band, dance, and various athletic pursuits. As a result, let me give special thanks to these students who provided inspiration and test runs of these solo studies: Noah, Ernesto, Jack, Elena, Emily, Anabelle, Lorelei, Brooks, and Carter. Their energy and imagination have been an inspiration for these Solo Studies. Learn More -
$26.95Dynamic, contemporary work for eight horns, giving equal weight to all parts. Learn More
