Technical Development:

Low Range Development

Blazhevitch: 70 Studies for Tuba
Bordogni: 24 Vocalises (for Trombone)
Neuling: Low Horn Studies (Bks. 1 & 2)
des Pres: 20 Etudes for Low Horn
Rochut: Legato Studies for Trombone
Hackleman
KDU
Articulation/Accuracy:
Gallay: 30 Studies
Kling: 40 Studies
Mueller: Etudes (Bk 1: 22 Studies, Bk. 2: 12 Studies)
Flexibility and Musicality:
Gallay: 12 Studies (for 2nd Horn)
40 Preludes
de Grave: Etudes for Modern Valve Horn
Maxime-Alphonse: Books 4-6
Stamina/Power:
Belloli: 6 Progressive Etudes and 12 studies
Gallay: 12 Brilliant Etudes
Maxime-Alphonse: Book 6
Contemporary/angular pitch patterns:
Barbeteau: 20 Etudes (Choudens)
Bitsch: 12 Studies
Reynolds: 48 Etudes
Schuller: Studies for Unaccompanied Horn
Natural/Historical Horn Performance
Brahms: Ten Studies
Dauprat: Complete Method
Kling: 25 Preludes and Caprices
Strauss: 17 Concert Studies

Solo Literature Review:

Baroque:
Corelli/Magnani: Sonata in F Major (Edition Musicus)
Sonata in G Minor (Edition Musicus)
Telemann: Concerto in D Major (Schirmer)
Concerto a tre in F (Hn. Fl. Continuo) (Heinrich Noetzel)
Concerto a tre in D (Hn. Vln. Continuo w/ opt. 2 hns.) (Ka We)
Concerto in D for Two Horns (Ka We)
Suite for Two Horns and Strings (piano red. by International)Foerster: Concerto No.
1 in Eb (Schirmer)
Concerto No. 2 in Eb (McCoys Horn Library)
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Horns (piano reduction by International)
Johann Sperger: Concerto in F Major (Billaudot)
Wilhelm Hauff: Concerto in Eb Major (Billaudot)
L. Mozart: Concerto in Eb Major (Billaudot)
Concerto in D Major (Schirmer)
Quantz: Concerto in Eb Major (Kunzelmann)

Classical:
Rosetti: Concerto No. 3 in Eb Major (International)
Concerto No. 6 in E Major (Benjamin)
Concerto in D Minor (Simrock)
Concerto No. 4 in F for Two Horns and Orch. (Piano red. Ka We)
Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major (Shawnee)
Rondo in D (Peters and included in new Schirmer edition)
Barenreiter has the critical edition for all Mozart Concerti
The new Schirmer edition, edited by Barry Tuckwell has all concerti and
surviving fragments, including the only complete edition of the newly
reconstructed Concert Rondo. Also the piano accompaniments have been
severely edited for performance ease.
Haydn: Divertimento a tre in Eb for Vln. Vc. Hn. (Doblinger)
Cassation in D for 4 Hns., Vioin, Viola, and Bass (Doblinger)
Punto (Stich): Concerto No. 5 (Ka We)
Teyber: Concerto in Eb (Doblinger) *Not for the faint of heart-goes to written g2
Romantic:
Czerny: Andante et Pollaca (Doblinger)
Danzi: Sonata (International)
Danzi: Concerto (Piano red. by Heinrichsofen Verlag)
Gottwald: Fantasie Heroique (Cundy-Bettoney)
Kalliwoda: Introduction and Rondo (Ka We)
de Krufft: Sonata for Horn and Piano in E (Birdalone ) a version in F is available
from Billaudot
Lachner: Variations on a Swiss Folksong (Schott)
Lorenz: Fantasie for Horn and Piano (Southern)
Mercadante: Concerto (Piano red. by Belwin)
Reineke: Nocturno in F for Horn and Piano (Schott)
Rheinberger: Sonata in F (Schott)
Ries: Sonata for Horn and Piano (Simrock)
Ries: Introduction and Rondo (Musica Rara)
Rossini: Prelude, Theme, and Variations (Peters-long version; International-abridged)
Strauss, F.: Theme and Variations (Zimmerman)
Les Adeiux (King)
Twentieth Century:
Abbott: Alla Caccia (Arcadia)
Adler: Sonata (King)
Atterburg: Concerto (Piano red. by Breitkopf and Hartel)
Beversdorf: Sonata (Southern Music)
Bitsch: Variations on a French Folksong (Leduc)
Bozza: Chant Lointain (Leduc)
Sur les cimes (Leduc)Busser: Cantecor (Leduc)
Cooke: Rondo in Bb (Schott)
Francaix: Divertimento (Transatlantiques)
Frumerie: Concerto (Piano red. by Gehrmans Musikvorlag)
Genzmer: Sonata (Peters)
Goedicke: Concerto (Piano red. by Kalmus)
Gwilt: Sonatina (Bayley and Ferguson)
Haas: Sonata (Schott)
Hess: Concerto (Piano red. by Eulenberg)

Hindemith: Sonata for Alto Horn (Schott)

Hummel: Sonatina (Schott)
Koetsier: Romanza (Donemus)
Sonatina (Donemus)
Krol: Impromptu (Bote & Bock)
Luigini: Romance (Billaudot)
Musgrave: Music for Horn and Piano (Chester)
Nelhybel: Scherzo Concertante (General Music)
Olsen: Four Fables (Hornseth)
Pilss: Three Pieces in the Form of a Sonata (Doblinger)
Concerto (Piano red. by King)
Planel: Legend (Leduc)
Poot: Legend (Leduc)
Poulenc: Elegie (Chester)
Reynolds: Partita (Southern)
Sanders: Sonata in Bb (King)
Schoek: Concerto (Piano red. Boosey and Hawkes)
Stevens: Sonata (King)
Tomasi: Concerto (Piano red. by Leduc)
Chant Corse (Leduc)
Uber:: Sonatina (Southern)
Wilder: Sonata No. 3 (Margun)
Wilder: Suite for Horn and Piano (Margun)
*Italicized Titles are Late Romantic in Late Romantic in Style/Harmonic Language
Unaccompanied Horn:
Arnold: Fantasy (Faber)
Berg: Horn-Lokk (Wilhelm Hansen Musikvorlag)
Buyanovsky: Country Sketches (McCoy)
Sonata No. 2 Finnish (Fazer)
Daviies: Sea Eagle (Chester)
Faust: Prelude (Faust)
Frackenpohl: Three Movements (Kendor)
Friedman: Topanga Variations (Seesaw)
Gryc: Reflections on a Southern Hymn (King)
Hill: Jazz Set (Margun)
Hummel: Suite (Zimmerman)
Ketting: Intrada (Donemus)
Kogan: Kaddish (Israel Brass Wind Press)
Krol: Laudatio (Benjamin)
Mishori: Prolonged Shofar Variations (Israel Brass Wind Press)
Thompson: Of Unicorns in Curvet (Thompson)

-Self-help books can help you understand the limitations you

put on yourself
Ristadt: A Soprano on Her Head
Greene, G: Inner Game of Music
Green, Don: Fight Your Fear and Win!
Farkas: Art of Musicianship
Schuller: Horn Technique
Tuckwell: Playing the Horn

-Special Books for Solving Special Problems

Brophy: Solving Technical Problems on the Horn
Fox: Essentials of Brass Playing
Singer: Embouchure Building Exercises
Caruso: Musical Calesthetics
Perrini: Developing Accuracy Through Sight Reading

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Jack Jarrets Horn Concerto GRAHAM

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Knussens Horn Concerto SWANSON

Ewazens Sonata for Horn

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Basler Harambee for 5 horns (SO COOL!)

Kerry Turner Low Horn Concerto (not really that low)

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Hovanhess "Artik" (its... meh, but its a recital filler)

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Schullers Romantic Sonata for Horn and Clarinet

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Ewazens Trio for Horn Bassoon and Piano SEDATOLE

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Ignaz Lachners Double Concertino for Horn Bassoon and Piano BOYD

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Ewazens Ballade Pastorale and Dance for Horn/Flute/Piano

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Nielsens "Serenata- Invano" for Clarinet/Bssn/Hrn/Vcello/Bass

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Nagy Zsolts arrangement of "Tocatta and Fugue" by Bach for Solo Horn HANSEN

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Tomlinson Rhapsodie and Rondo for Horn and orchestra

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Franz Strauss' 2nd Horn Concerto is pretty cool WRIGHT

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Monoceros for Solo horn by WolfGang Plagge BURNS

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Arise! by David Maslanaka FRITZ

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Gillingham Divertemento for Horn and Tuba and Piano

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Gillingham Horn Concerto LOWER

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Gillingham Bakers Dozen LOWER

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Death be Not Proud by Donald Busarow CAMERON

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Appalachian Suite for Horn and Piano by Dan Baldwin JOHNSON

Sonata for Horn and Piano Op7 by Vinegry DefayeAlpha

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Osmon Ballade for Horn and Symphonic Band LEE

Schoeck Horn Concerto
Will Schuman 3 Colliques for Horn and Orchestra Turner 'twas
a dark and stormy night

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Ewazen Gold Coast Harmony for 2 horns and piano

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Bissill Lone Call and Charge! For Solo horn NEWMAN

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Maslanka "Sea Dreams" for 2 horns and band BAHM

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Penderecki "Winterreise"

Solos for Horn

Composer

Century Difficulty Style

Albert
Allen
Amram
Amram

20th

3-4.

20th

3-4.

Atterberg

20th

3-4.

Bach
Bach Jan

17th

4-5.

Arnold
Arnold
Arnold

Sx Bsn H

solo horn

Bachelet
Basler
Bassett
Beckel
Beethoven
Belloli
Benjamin
Bentzon
Berge
Bergen
Bernstein
Beversdorf
Borroff
Borroff
Bozza
Brahms Trio
Brahms Trio
Britten
Brotons
Brouwer
Burkhard
Buyanovsky
Chabrier
Charpentier
Cherubini
Cherubini
Cooke

Permutations
Concerto
Contempory and jazzy
Trio
Horn alone. One of the better
ones
Fantasy
Concerto
Well written for horn. Melodic.
Heroic.
Not hornistic but great music.
Horn alone
French Suite
Lamento

uuuuuu

Reflections
Sonata
Glass Bead Game

uuuuuu
19th

Cl Hn P

Solo horn
20th

20th
20th

3-5.
4

18th

Vl P Hn
Ten Hn P

solo horn

Trio
Horn!
Sonata
Horn Lokk
Horn alone. One of the better
ones
Elegy for Mippy
Sonata
Sonata
Sonata
Varied show pieces. Well written.
None better
Trio
Serenade
Concerto
Sonata
Romanze
Pieces
Larghetto
Pour Diane
Challenging but playable.
Concerto
Rondo

Corelli
Corret
Czerny
Danzi
Dauprat
Davies
Devienne
Donato
Doren
Dubois

17th

18th

3-4.

18th

3-4.

Dukas
Duvernoy
Eccles
Ewazen

20th
18th

3-4.
3-4.

F. Strauss

19th

Forster
Forster
Frackenpohl
Francaix
Francaix
Froydis
Frumerie
Gallay
Gallay
Gedicke
Genzmen
Gerster
Gillman
Glazunov
Gliere
Gliere
Granados
Graun
Gwilt
Haas
Haddad
Haddad
Hamilton
Harut
Haugland
Haydn

17th

20th

20th
18th

4
3

20th
20th

3
3-5.

20th

??

solo horn

Ob Hn P
Vln cel h

Like Bach. Not Bach. Not written f

Fantasy
Andante
Lousy Mozart writing but parts inte
Concerto
Concerto
French classical. Melismatic.
Sonata
Concerto
Suite, Concerto
Very good light solo piece.
French!
French classical. Melismatic.
Sonata
Sonata
Many romantic melodies. Horn
player.
Really high and ornamented.
Pretty
Concertos
Three Movements
Light, french and tricky
Divertimento
Encores
Creative late romantic.
Good horn writing. Boring
Concerto
Concerto
Sonatine
Concerto
Concerto
Romance. Slurppy
Romantic. Wonderful melodies.
Concerto
Andaluza
Concerto
Sonatina
Sonata
Who know?
Sonata, Sketches
Sonata
Suite
Concertino
Diverimento

Haydn, J
Haydn, M
Heiden
Heidrich
Hindemith
Hindemith
Hoddinott
Hoddinott
Holborne
Hughes
Hughes
Jacob
Kauder
Kauder
Kirschner
Koetsier
Krol
Krol
Kuhlau
Lachner
Lang
Larsson
Le Flem
Leclerc
Leroux
Licki
Luening
Marais
Marcadante
Matthews
McCabe
Meulemans
Mozart

18th
18th
20th

4
3
3

20th

Cl Hn P

20th

4-5.

20th

20th

18th

Mozart, Leopold
Neruda
Nielson
Nishmuru

17th

Orval
Pagannini
Persichetti
Pilss

20th

Vln H P

Cl Hn P
uuuuuu

Cl Bsn H
Tb Tr H

Bsn Hn P
solo horn

Challenging and technical. Well

written
Relative. Good classical music.
Written comfortably for horn. Prett
Trio
It's Hindemith
Sonata, Concerto
Sonata
Sonata

Sonata
Sonata
Aggressive. Fairly popular. Not wi
Trio
Sonata
Poemi
Sonatina
Horn player composer. Lays well.
Concerto
Andante
Trio
Concerto
It works. Not real popular.
Pieces
Concerto
Sonata
Trio
Trio
Le Basque
Concerto
Concerto
The Castle of Arianhood
Concerto
None better
Really high and ornamented.
Pretty
Concerto
Sonata, Idyll
Sonata
Horn alone. One of the better
ones
Trio
Parable
Concerto

Plog
Plog
Poot
Porter
Punto
Punto
Reinecke
Reinicke
Reiter
Reynolds
Reynolds
Rheinberger
Rhineberger
Ries
Ries
Rochberg
Rogers

Cl Hn P

Tr Tb H

20th
20th

4
??

Cl Hn P

Rosetti

18th

3-5.

19th

3-4.

20th

2-3.

Schoeck
Schuller
Schuller
Schuman William

20th

Schumann

20th

Scriabin
Seiber
Skroup
Stamitz
Stamitz
Stokes
Strauss
Telemann
Teyber
Tomasi

20th

??

20th
17th
18th
20th

4
5
5
5

Rosetti
Rossini
Rossini
Ruders
Saint-saens
Sanders

Vl P Hn

Vln Cel H

Postcards
Aesop's Fables
Legende
Sonata
Concerto
Concerto
Trio
Notturn
Sonatine
Trio Sonata
Partita
Sonata
Aggressive late romantic

Sonata
Trio
Fantasia
Many choices. Technical. Predicta
Yawn.
Concerto1,2,3,4,5,6, E major, D
minor
Technical. Varied styles
Prelude, Theme and Variations
Trio
Freshman level but fun to play
Sonata
Very tiring. Romantic melodies.
Playful.
Concert Piece
Concerto
Three Colloquies
Nice melodies. No rest. I want to
him.
I don't know his stuff yet. I am sure
precious
Nocturno
Concerto
Concerto
Trio
Sonata
Perfect for horn
A squeaker. Lovely melodies.
Squealer. Descant work. Good
Tiring. Aggressive. Late tonal.

Tovey
Troupin
Turner
Ulmer
Vallier
Vidal
Vignery
Weber
Weber
Weigel
Weisgarben
Wessel
Wiener
Wilder
Williams

Cl Hn P
Tr Tb H
21st

3-4.

Trio
Trio
Horn player. Quirky and fun

voice Hn

Adler-Sonata
Ameller-Gavotte
Amram-Concerto
Apostel-Sonatine, horn alone
Artot-Saltarello
Arnold-Fantasy, horn alone
Atterberg-Concerto
Bach-Cello Suites, horn alone
Bach-Air
Bach-Siciliano
Bacon-Song after the Rain
Beethoven-Sonate, Op. 17
Berge-Horn Call, horn alone
Bernstein-Elegy
Beversdorf-Sonata for Horn
Bitsch-Variations
Bozza-All
Bresgen-Concerto
Buchtel-Meditation
Busser-All
Canteloube-Dance
Cecconi-Scherzetto
Chabrier-Larghetto
Charpentier-Pour Diane
Cherubini/Tuckwell-Two Sonatas
Chopin/Buchtel-Cavatina
Chopin-Nocturne
Cioffari-Festive Rondo
Cooke-Rondo in Bb
Corelli-ALL
Corrette-Concerto

19th

20th
21st

3-4.
5

Sonatina
Concertpiece
Sonata
Very difficult notes and musicality
Concertino
Maine Sketches
Suite
Sonate
Concertino
Show off piece. Fun
Contempory. Hot new piece.

Cui-Perpetuum Mobile, FW
Damase-Pavane
Davidov-Romance
De Faye-Alpha
Debussy-Reverie
Delmas-Ballade Feerique
Devienne
All
Dubois-Concerto
Dukas-Villanelle
Duvernoy
All
Eccles-Sonata
Eder-Sonata
Faure-Apres un Reve
F. Strauss
All
Forsberg/Johnson-Hornpipers Dance
Forster-Concertos
Francaix-All
Frackenpohl-Largo and Allegro
Gabelles-All
Gallay-Concerto
Glazounow-Reveries
Gliere-Intermezzo
Gleire-Nocturne
Gliere/Polekh-Concerto in Bb Major
Gliere-Romance, Op. 35, No.6
Gliere-Valse Triste
Goedicke-Concerto, op. 40
Gounod-Ave Maria, FW
Haddad-Adagio and Allegro for Horn
Haddad-Allegro Giocoso
Haddad-Sonata
Hamilton-Sonata
Handel-Andante
Hartley-Meditation
Haydn, M.-Concertino
Haydn-Concerto No. I in D
Haydn-Concerto No.2 in D
Heiden-Sonata
Heiden-Concerto
Hermanson-Alarme, horn alone
Hindemith-Concerto
Hindemith-Sonata
Hindemith-Sonata for Alto Horn
Holmes-Serenade
Hudadoff-15 Intermeidate Solos
Hummel-Suite, horn alone
Hurrell-The Horn of Heimdall
Jacob-Concerto
Kalliwado-Concerto
Koestier-Romanza
Koestier-Scherzo Brillante

Krol-Concerto
Kudelski-Concertino
Kurz-Concerto
Labor-Theme and Variations
Lamb (ed)-Solo Sounds for French Horn
Lefebvre-Romance
Lorenz/Bacon-Fantasie for French Horn
Marais-Le Basque
Martelli-Waltz
Mendlessohn-Andante, FW
Mozart- All
Mozart-Horn Quintet .
Neruda-Concerto
Orval-Free
Ostrander-Two Outdoor Pieces
Ostransky-Ballade
Passani-Vesperal
Pergolese-Sicilienne
Persichetti-Parable, horn alone
Piantoni-Air de Chasse
Planel-Caprice
Ployhar-The Hunt
Porret-9e Solo de Concours
Poulenc-Elegie
Purcell-Allemande
Purcell-Concerto
Rachmoninoff-Serenade
Rachmoninoff-Vocalise
Ravel-Pavane pour une Infante defunte
Reinecke-Notturno
Rheinberger-Sonata
Rosenthal-Partita
Rosetti
All
Rossini -Prelude Theme and Var.
Rossini-Intro Andante & Allegro
Saint Saens-the Swan
Saint-Saens-Morceau de Concert
Saint-Saens-Romances
Schoeck-Concerto
Schudel-Etchings
Schumann-Abendlied & Widmung
Schumann, W-Three Colloquies
Schumann-Adagio and Allegro
Schumann-Chant du Soir
Scriabin-Romance
Semini-Invention
Senaille-Allegro Spiritoso
Sinagalia-Humeresque and Lied
Stamitz Any
Stich-All
Stout-Master Solo Collection

Strauss-Concerto No. 1, Op. 11

Strauss-Concerto, Op. 8
Strauss-Concerto. No. 2
Strauss-Nocturno Op. 7
Telemann/Tuckwell-Concerto in D
Teyber-Concerto
Tomasi-All
Tsintsadse-Georgian Dance, FW
Uber-Summer Nocturne
Vinter-Hunters Moon
Vivaldi-Rain
Voxman-Contest Collection
Weber -Concertino
Wessel-Scherzo
Wilder-Sonata No. 3