French Horn Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.767345

Composed by Mike Lyons. Contemporary. Individual part. 7 pages. Lyons Music Services #3518541. Published by Lyons Music Services (A0.767345).

This is my second Horn Sonata for unaccompanied horn. Like the first, it has 3 movements, each of which can be played on their own.

1st. Movement: Andante piacere

The music of the first section is based on the opening idea. The descending glissandos and the repeated note figures should be taken in a leisurely way, a piacere, rather than in totally strict time. In bar 10, the flz should appear out of the tied note, without a fresh tongue.

From letter A, the music is based on the repeated note patterns which are gradually developed and metamorphosed into new shapes in a gradual process. At letter B, a second motif is added which is more expressive and dynamically diverse. The development of this idea reaches a climax at the rall before letter C, from where this idea becomes more frenetic and agitated until it 'tires itself out' in the pauses before letter D.

Here the original repeated note motif reappears to provide a basic ternary shape as the original ideas, changed by the development process are re-stated in their new forms. The closing pauses should be played as marked, with comma breaks, but not between the two notes in the penultimate bar.


2nd Movement: Adagio

This movement is slow and wistful, atmospheric and drifting. Each phrase should be given its own space. Each individual motif has its own rises and falls and these should be tastefully exaggerated to give them as much definition as possible.

3rd. Movement: Allegro vivace

This movement is intended to be flashy and full of life. The 7/8 time signature gives it plenty of off-beat vivacity. Players will need to make sure they know what the pulse is as it shifts from 2+2+3 to 2+3+2 and 3+2+2.

Much of the material (motifs) are related to the music of the first two movements so this rousing finale will brig a sense of completeness to the performance of the sonata, though it can, of course, be played as a separate piece in its own right.

This movement is both enjoyable and challenging, requiring a good technique and counting skills. The subtle shifts to 6/8 and 5/8 - and even 3/4 time need to be treated with care.

French Horn Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.784335

Composed by Joshua Hauser. Instructional. Individual part. 38 pages. Slide Ride #5288663. Published by Slide Ride (A0.784335).

1 Octave Scale Studies in 15+ keys for 4-part ensembles of like or mixed instruments

If this is your first exposure to these scale studies, you are in for a treat! Donuts, if you make a mistake!

The initial incarnation of these studies were written for trombone quartet and we would play them in the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir with the challenge that whomever made the first mistake had to buy donuts for the rest of the ensemble. Since then I have brought that version to several clinics and warm up sessions. One time before I got to explain the title, a fellow trombone professor said, Oh, I get it! Don’t step in the holes!

I only wish I had thought of that myself... Since we have one of the best donut shops in TN here in Cookeville, treating the studio to sugar coated goodies was always my intent.

As with those initial exercises, you can vary these as much as you’d like.

·     Choose a tempo.

·     Choose a dynamic.

·     Choose an articulation/style.

One way I like to play these is to have one person be the model, playing the entire scale over and over while everyone else plays the fragmented versions. That helps everyone to keep on track and stay in time. Double or triple up the parts for ensemble cohesion with a larger group.

Practice one key, gradually speeding it up to improve fluidity, or choose a variation and take it through all keys, playing version A, B, C, or D then skipping to play the same set in a new key.

If you want an additional challenge, play them in different octaves or change the key. Play the F Major set in f minor (all forms), different modes, etc. Players really have to be on their toes to remember if they are playing melodic minor in the ascending or descending form! For jazz players, try swinging them in dorian or mixolydian modes.

The variations are endless!

If you are using these with transposing instruments, 1) is F Major in Concert Pitch, 2) is Bb Major in Concert pitch, and so on. When you reach a scale that is enharmonic for another key (Db/C#, Gb/F#, or Cb/B), they are presented in both keys for each instrument so Trumpets can play in Eb while the Flutes are playing in C# with similar examples for all keys.

All Donut Etudes with the same volume number are compatible so you can play them in mixed quartets or large ensembles with one or more instruments/people on part 1 and a different instrument on part 2, etc. Since the quartets are all identical, conductors/coaches can use any of the scores to tell which part should be playing at what time. Once you have played a scale with one set of parts, everyone can rotate to a different part and play the same scales again!

Enjoy!

French Horn Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1240084

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,20th Century,Chamber,Romantic Period,Wedding. Individual part. 2 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #835449. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1240084).

Introducing a captivating new music arrangement of Debussy's timeless masterpiece, Clair de Lune, specially crafted for intermediate level french horn players. This arrangement expertly captures the delicate beauty and ethereal essence of the original composition while providing an accessible challenge for aspiring musicians. With carefully arranged harmonies and thoughtfully simplified passages, this version allows intermediate players to experience the enchanting melodies and evocative atmosphere of Clair de Lune with confidence and grace.

This arrangement is transposed half-tone up to the key of D major and simplifies the time signature from 9/8 to 3/4, making the reading easier.

French Horn Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1240083

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Rodrigo Faleiros. 19th Century,20th Century,Chamber,Romantic Period,Wedding. Individual part. 2 pages. Rodrigo Faleiros #835448. Published by Rodrigo Faleiros (A0.1240083).

Introducing a captivating new music arrangement of Debussy's timeless masterpiece, Clair de Lune, specially crafted for intermediate level french horn players. This arrangement expertly captures the delicate beauty and ethereal essence of the original composition while providing an accessible challenge for aspiring musicians. With carefully arranged harmonies and thoughtfully simplified passages, this version allows intermediate players to experience the enchanting melodies and evocative atmosphere of Clair de Lune with confidence and grace.

This arrangement is transposed half-tone up to the key of D major, is notated with chords and simplifies the time signature from 9/8 to 3/4, making the reading easier.