9.25x12 inches.
As with Schumann's ?Concert Piece for four Horns? Op. 86 (HN 1138) Saint-Saëns' ?Morceau de Concert? was also composed with the idea of exploiting the technical possibilities of the new valve-horn mechanism. In this case, the French horn player Henri Chaussier provided the impulse. He had developed a novel ?Cor omnitonique? and wanted to demonstrate the merits of his instrument with Saint-Saëns' composition. Chaussier's invention did not gain acceptance amongst horn players - although the ?Morceau de Concert? did! From today's standpoint the popular work with one movement is not overly demanding technically; in addition, Saint-Saëns himself suggested two abridgements to simplify the piece, meaning that even advanced pupils can venture to play it.
