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Opus 321

Handsome Horn Solos
V. 2      No.'s 17 - 32
for natural (or valve) horn & piano

I ching scales: 17 - 32             (c. 40 minutes long)

16 more wonderful and not so easy
solos for horn

This wonderful set of duets for French horn and piano features 16 pieces that can mostly be played on natural horn. This opus by Canadian American composer and French hornist was written in 2023 and is perfect for intermediate to advanced level players. These duets are sure to provide hours of enjoyment for both you and your audience.

2022

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This is Movement two; solo number 18

Program Notes:

Work in progress - for now see the fist volume of these: opus

I didn't compose for several months in the Fall of 2022, but I had started some of these 16 pieces. I find that I really need to keep on writing a piece until it's done, so my thoughts are consistent and organized.

No. 5 I use the harmonic row as the basis for the cord progression:

With No. 7 (23-39) I began this work three times in different ways until I found that the relationship of the harmonic row to scale, created something I liked, Then I had the 2 minute long work done in less than two hours.

In No. 7, I started using multiple natural horn keys, live Wagner did in his Sigfried Idyll, where the horn was played like a hand-horn, but there was no time to remove the crooks and change keys, the crook changes were done with the valves.

Also in No. 7 I started tones that were not in the scale,but only as trills, signifying less stable tones and emphasizing my love for trills!

After I finished NO. 7 I completed the last one in this set No. 16 (32) This is writtenfor horn, in F, G & A; it's very hard on natual horn and a good high "blow" on valve horn, and it's beautiful. Durring the recoding process on Dec. 29, 2022 I decided to make a key element fo the rest of the duet the major triads of the scale, so thi si what I am doing as I proceed

No. 9 (25) I use the scale tone chord row form as pictured here:

No. 10 (26) In version one of No. 26 I wrote the piano part in a regular pattern. For version 2 it was fliped around putting part one at the end plus a few other small changes.

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No.	Name	Speed	horn Key	Date written
1 17-07	1 - Team	Fast 132 72 or 144	D	2022
18-33	2 - Dropping	Fast 146√	A	2/27 - 3/30, 2022
19-31	3 - Determination	Fast 147	E	3/31 - 11/18 2022
20-56	4 - Great actions	Andante 75	Bb alto	4/1 - 11/25, 2022
21-62	5 - Quick Strong	"Get Back to Work" dom.113	G	11/25 - 12/16, 2022
22-53	6 - Divine Purpose	Allegro 119	Bb alto	4/3/22 - 11/29/22
23-39	7 - Desire	"Desire" 116	F	Dec.26, 2022
24-52	8 -Beholding	Andante 78	Bb alto	12/26/22 - 1/1/23
25-15	9 - Tired	Allegro 119	E	11/28/2022 - 1/2/2023
26-12	10 -Brain Storm	Dance 33 160	E	12/30/2022 - 1/8/2023
27-45	11 - Verbal Thoughts	Largo 40	E	11/28/2022 - 1/8/2023
28-35	12 - Inspired Writing	Adagio 60	B (H)	Jan. 8 - 9 2023
29-16	13 - Directive	Moderato 89	E	completed 1/19/23
30-20	14 - Dreaming	Allegro 126	Valve horn in F	12/?/22 - 1/26/23
31-08	15 - Membership	Andante 85	Eb	12/27/22 - 1/19/23
32-02	16 - Forgotten Dreams	Andante	F	11/29 - 12/27/22

 

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