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en françaisPrizes: $1250 for Each Division
- The Featured Composition Division: Compositions in this division are works of moderate difficulty. “In the featured DIVISION, the horn part should be playable by the entire spectrum of Hornists within the International Horn Society: Students, Amateurs, and Professionals. It should have musical content that would have the integrity to honor the professional hornists—yet within the pitch and technical range of the panorama of student and amateur players.
- The Virtuoso Composition Division: Compositions in this division have no difficulty limitation and are from one of the following instrumentation categories.
INSTRUMENTATION
FEATURED DIVISION:
- Compositions for Horn Ensemble (two or more players, all horns)
VIRTUOSO DIVISION:
- Solo Horn featured with large ensemble. (The large ensemble may include any group of electronic, acoustic instruments and/or voices.)
- Horn with chamber ensemble of three or more performers (one horn part only) (The chamber ensemble may include any combination of electronic instruments, acoustic instruments and/or voices.)
- Compositions for solo horn and keyboard instrument. (Keyboard instruments may include piano, harpsichord, organ, electronic keyboard, or mallet percussion.
- Compositions for Solo Horn (alone/unaccompanied)
- Compositions for Solo Horn with Vocal Ensemble
For more information, rules, and electronic submission see the Composition Contest Portal at The International Horn Society website.
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED by DECEMBER 1, 2020
If you have any questions about any of the rules, write for clarification: re-faust@wiu.edu.
Randall E. Faust, COORDINATOR, COMPOSITION CONTEST
