Welcome to our new (and perhaps regular) feature, the Horn and More Trivia Quiz! This month, we have three copies of Richard Watkins’ fabulous new CD, The Romantic Horn (Signum Classics). Send your answers via email to hornandmore@hornsociety.org by April 30. If you guessed all three correctly, your name will be entered into the drawing. Good luck! All the questions this month revolve around another English virtuoso, the great Dennis Brain.
- Which one of these pieces was NOT written for Dennis Brain? A) Concerto for Horn and Strings - Gordon Jacob; B) Serenade for Horn and Strings - Benjamin Britten; C) Concerto for Horn and Orchestra - Kurt Atterberg, D) Concerto for Horn and Orchestra - Paul Hindemith
- With whom did Alan Civil study? A) Leonard Brain B) Aubrey Brain C) Dennis Brain D) none of the above
- Which of the following horn players, as a child, was present at Dennis Brain’s final concert in the Edinburgh Festival? A) Tina Brain B) Timothy Jones C) Frank Lloyd D) Fergus McWilliam
