Modern Compositions for natural horn(s)
I am working on a list of works for natural horn
written in the
20th or 21st Century .
If you have written music for natural horns,
please
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Methods:
Orval, Francis. Schule für Naturhorn
, Method de cor naturel, Method for natural horn.
Ed. David W. Reift. Reift: Switzerland, 199?.
Solo horn:
Baumann, Hermann: Elegia für Naturhorn
Snedeker,
Jeffrey: Two solo Etudes for NH
Snedeker, Jeffrey: Goodbye to a Friend
Duets (two horns):
Burdick, Richard: Duet for two Hand horns
, Opus 50
Lamb, David: "Flourishes" 5 duets for
NH’s in various keys
Duets (mixed):
Faust,
Randall: Dances for natural horn
and percussion. (Duet?)
Duets(horn & piano):
Agrell, Jeff: September Elegy (Eb NH) (Jomar
Press)
Collarafi:
Sonata for natural horn. (Shawnee.)
Wiggins, Christopher. D.: Three Pieces for Hand Horn and piano.
opus 818 (© 1990 Wiggins)
Trios:
Agrell, Jeff: New Wine in Old Bottles (2
NH’s in various keys and percussion) (Jomar Press)
Burdick, Richard: Grace & harmony for
natural horn, ‘cello
and piano, opus 131
Burdick, Richard: Great & Small for Natural
horn, Bassoon and Harpsichord, Opus 104
Quartets:
Burdick, Richard: The
Star for Violin, Oboe,
Natural Horn and Harpsichord, Opus 98 (1996)
Burdick, Richard: Opus 93 Sextet for two
natural horns and string quartet winter 1995-6
Burdick, Richard: Opus 51 Quartet in Bb
for hand horns written at Lowell Greer's request Patterson, Robert G.: Quartet
(1992) 17:02 violin, viola, cello, NH (pub: greatrivermusic.com)
Quintets:
Burdick, Richard: Sonata for flute, 3 NH's & Bassoon, opus 147, which is based on a
fragment by beethoven (2-2007)
Large ensembles:
Lamb, David: Four Songs based on poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins,
scored for female choir, piano, and NH horn in D.
Concerti:
Collarafi, James:
Concerto for natural horn. (Shawnee.)
Ligeti:
"Hamburg" concerto for horn has NH's in the orchestra
Orchestra works:
Ravel, Maurice: Pavane for a dead princess