Review Index

Book and Music Reviews list for The Horn Call XXXIV

Reviews by Jeffrey Snedeker unless otherwise noted.

 

The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry by Barry Green. ISBN 0-7679-1156-3, 300 pages, 2003. Hardback $24.95. Broadway Books <www.broadwaybooks.com> or <www.themasteryofmusic.com>.

Real World Horn Playing by Wendell Rider. Version 3.0, 200 pages, 2002. Spiral bound paperback. <www.wendellworld.com>.

With Aspirations High: Discussions and Exercises for Musicians by David Kaslow. ISBN 0-929309-05-7, 104 pages, 2002. Ottabind paperback $25.00. Birdalone Books, <www.birdalone.com>.

Konzert für Horn und Orchester, Es-dur, K. 370b + 371 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, completed and edited by Robert D. Levin. Breitkopf & Härtels Partitur-Bibliothek PB 5357, 2003, 18 Euros. Breitkopf & Härtel, Obere Waldstrasse 30, D-65232 Taunustein, Germany. <www.breitkopf.com>. Score only; orchestra parts OB 5357.

Konzert für Horn und Orchester, Es-dur, K. 370b + 371 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, completed and edited by Robert D. Levin, for horn and piano, with piano reduction by Christian Rudolf Riedel. Edition Breitkopf 8697, 2003, 10 Euros. Breitkopf & Härtel, Obere Waldstrasse 30, D-65232 Taunustein, Germany. <www.breitkopf.com>.

Konzert für 2 Hörner in E by Antonio Rosetti. ROM 59b. Murray C 58. 2001. Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, <www.corno.de>. Thomas Hiebert, California  State University, Fresno

Konzert für 2 Hörner in E-flat by Antonio Rosetti. ROM 58b. Murray C 57. 2001. Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, <www.corno.de>. Thomas Hiebert, California  State University, Fresno

Konzert für 2 Hörner in E-flat by Antonio Rosetti. ROM 57b. Murray C 56. 2000. Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, <www.corno.de>. Thomas Hiebert, California  State University, Fresno

Grand Concerto für 2 Hörner in F by Antonio Rosetti. ROM 40b. Murray C 60. 2001. Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition, <www.corno.de>. Thomas Hiebert, California  State University, Fresno

25 Études sur des soli d'orchestre (avec transpositions) by Pascal Proust. C06231, 2002. Éditions Combre, 24 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France.

Le Freischutz by Carl Maria von Weber, transcribed for horn and piano by Pascal Proust. Collection "A deux...c'est mieux," Editions Fertile Plaine, 11 Rue de Rosny, 94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois, France. <www.fertileplaine.com>.

Kuklos pour Cor et Piano by Emile Cochereau; piano realisation by Jacques Larguèze. Arc en Ciel C06134, 2000, $13.95. Éditions Combre, 24 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France; distributed by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. <www.presser.com>.

Flexible Flyer for horn/trumpet/trombone and piano by Harry Stanton. WM 246, 2002, $4.50. Wehr's Music House, 3533 Baxter Drive, Winter Park, FL 32792-1704 USA. <www.wehrs-music-house.com>.

Elegy for Lennie for horn and piano by Gordon Carr. B & D 12011, 2000, $13.95. Broadbent & Dunn Ltd., 66 Nursery Lane, Dover CT16 3EX, England, <www.broadbent-dunn.com>; distributed by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. <www.presser.com>.

Horn Sonata by Robert Baksa. Second version (2002), Composers Library Editions 494-02045, 2003, $19.75. Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. <www.presser.com>.

RIP!: a scherzo for two unaccompanied horns by Robert Litton. 2002. Available from the composer, 411 La Vista Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598. Tel: 925-939-1289; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Il Corno Festivo: 6 Sätze aus dem 19. Jahrhundert für Hornquartett, arranged and edited by Herman Jeurissen. FH 2799, 2001. 14.50 Euros. Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Büttnerstrasse 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. <www.hofmeister-musikverlag.com>.

Sechs Choralvorspiele fü vier Hörner by J. S. Bach, arranged by Herman Jeurissen. FH 2852, 2003, 12.50 Euros. Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Büttnerstrasse 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. <www.hofmeister-musikverlag.com>.

Sinfonia pour Quatuor de Cors by Gaetano Donizetti, arranged by Pascal Proust. 2001. McCoy's Horn Library, P. O. Box 907, Houston, MN 55943 USA.

Variations de Beethoven sur un Thème de Mozart, arranged for horn quartet by Pascal Proust. 2002. McCoy's Horn Library, P. O. Box 907, Houston, MN 55943 USA.

Carving for 8 horns by Paul Barsom. 2001. Available from the composer, School of Music, Penn State University, 233 Music Building, University Park, PA 16802-1901. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Avertissement in D by Georg Augustin Holler for horn and strings. EW 292, 2002, 18 Euros. Edition Walhall, Verlag Franz Biersack, Richard-Wagner-strasse 3, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Wild Basin Music by Donald Grantham. 2000. Piquant Press, P. O. Box 29449, Austin, TX 78755-6449.

Procession of the Nobles by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged for brass quintet by Roger M. Brown. 114-41092, 2002, $27.50. Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. <www.presser.com>.

Polovtsian Dance No. 1 by Alexander Borodin, arranged for brass quintet by Harry Salotti. 2002, $15.00. Schaffner Music, 224 Penn Avenue, Westmont, NJ 08108 USA.

Polovtsian Dance No. 2 by Alexander Borodin, arranged for brass quintet by Harry Salotti. 2002, $15.00. Schaffner Music, 224 Penn Avenue, Westmont, NJ 08108 USA.

Polovtsian Dance No. 3 by Alexander Borodin, arranged for brass quintet by Harry Salotti. 2002, $17.50. Schaffner Music, 224 Penn Avenue, Westmont, NJ 08108 USA.

Polovtsian Dance No. 4 by Alexander Borodin, arranged for brass quintet by Harry Salotti. 2002, $17.50. Schaffner Music, 224 Penn Avenue, Westmont, NJ 08108 USA.

Sleighride by W. A. Mozart, arranged for brass quintet by Stephen Wick. B & D 10604, 2002, $21.95. Broadbent & Dunn Ltd., 66 Nursery Lane, Dover CT16 3EX, England, <www.broadbent-dunn.com>; distributed by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. <www.presser.com>.

February 2004

No Vivaldi in the Garage: A Requiem for Classical Music in North America, by Sheldon Morgenstern. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2001. Available at , $18.87 plus tax, handling, and shipping. Norman Schweikert , Washington Island, Wisconsin

Accompanied Orchestral Excerpts for Horn compiled and arranged for horn and piano (with accompaniment on CD) by Jeffry Kirshen, JK Music, 28 Avon Road, Narberth, PA 19072, . 2002.

Variations on a Spiritual Song for horn and piano by John Jay Hilfiger. Wehr’s Music House. 2003. WM #283, 5.50.

Les Caprices de Pierrot for horn and piano by Pascal Proust. Éditions Combre, 24 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France. C06269, 2003.

Évocation en Swing for horn and piano by Armando Ghidoni. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 354, $11.95.

A Breeze from Alabama by Scott Joplin, arranged for horn and piano by Joël Jody. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 368, $9.00.

Trois Seguidillas by Fernando Sor, transcribed for horn and piano by Daniel Bourgue. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2001. AL 29 364, $10.95.

Dix Seguidillas by Fernando Sor, transcribed for horn and guitar by Daniel Bourgue. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 347, $17.95.

Continuing in a series of reviews of selected compositions from the Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition in Leipzig, works for horn and piano and for horn trios will be reviewed below. The “ROM” numbers are “Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition” catalog numbers. A current list of Ostermeyer’s publications and details on ordering can be viewed at http://www.corno.de/. I would like to acknowledge my wife, pianist Lenore Voth Hiebert, and hornists Jennie Blomster and Trevor Reid for reading through this music and contributing their ideas to these reviews. Thomas Hiebert, California State University, Fresno.

Largo für Horn und Pianoforte arrangiert aus dem Streichquartett, Hob. III:74 by Franz Joseph Haydn. ROM 97, 2002.

3 Fantasien für Horn und Pianoforte by Louis-Emmanuel Jadin. ROM 93, 2002.

43 Trios für 3 Hörner by Franz Zwierzina. ROM 100, 2003.

36 Trios für 3 Hörner by Joseph Kenn. ROM 88, 2002.

Grand March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, arranged for horn and organ by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2003. TRM 52, $8.00.

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, arranged for horn and organ by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2003. TRM 55, $6.00.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, arranged for horn and organ by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2003. TRM 53, $6.00.

Missa Gregoriana for four or more horns by Herman Jeurissen. Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Büttnerstrasse 10, 04103 Leipzig. 2002. FH 2846, 14.50 Euros.

Concerto for Four Horns by Georg Philipp Telemann, arranged for horn quartet by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2003. TRM 54, $8.00.

Favorite Wedding Marches, arranged for horn quartet by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2003. TRM 52, $8.00.

Promenade, from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, arranged for horn quartet by Kenneth Bell. Timber Ridge Music, 6508 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075; . 2002. TRM 36, $6.00.

Danse Slave No. 8 (op. 46) by Antonin Dvorak, arranged for horn quartet by Joël Jody. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 340, $14.95.

Air Écossais, arranged for horn quintet by Joël Jody. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 341, $10.95.

Suite de Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg, arranged for horn sextet by Joël Jody. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2002. AL 29 342, $20.95.

Amparito Roca for six horns by J. Texidor, arranged by F. Rodriguez. Editions International Music Diffusion, 24 rue Etex 75018 Paris. 1993. IMD 251. Suite for Brass Choir by William Pardus. Creation Station, P.O. Box 301, Marlborough, NH 03455-0301. 2002. Catalog No. 121, $25.00. 6:30. Song of Old for brass quartet by Philippe Rougeron. Robert King Music for Brass 181. Alphonse Leduc, Editions Musicales, 175 rue Saint-Honoré 75040 Paris; . Distributed by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 1986. AL 29 101, $9.95. May 2004 Konzert in Es für Horn und Orchester, K. 495, by W. A. Mozart, for horn and piano reduction. 2003, BA 5313a. Bärenreiter Verlag, Postfach 10 03 29, 34003 Kassel, Germany; . 13.50 Euros. With cadenzas and "Eingänge" by Dennis Brain, Timothy Brown, Dominic Nunns. Piano reduction based on the Urtext of the New Mozart Edition by Martin Schelhaas. Konzert in Es für Horn und Orchester, K. 447, by W. A. Mozart, for horn and piano reduction. 2003, BA 5312a. Bärenreiter Verlag, Postfach 10 03 29, 34003 Kassel, Germany; . 12.50 Euros. With cadenzas and "Eingänge" by Dennis Brain, Timothy Brown. Piano reduction based on the Urtext of the New Mozart Edition by Martin Schelhaas. Konzert in Es für Horn und Orchester, K. 417, by W. A. Mozart, for horn and piano reduction. 2003, BA 5311a. Bärenreiter Verlag, Postfach 10 03 29, 34003 Kassel, Germany; . 13.95 Euros. With "Eingänge" by Timothy Brown, Dominic Nunns. Piano reduction based on the Urtext of the New Mozart Edition by Martin Schelhaas. Stage Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians by Karen Hagberg, Ph.D. 2003, ISBN 0-8108-4777-9. Scarecrow Press, Inc., 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 USA; . 120 pages, paperback, $24.95. Abysses for solo horn in F by Philippe Durand. 2002. Alphonse Leduc and Company, Editions Musicales, 175 rue St-Honore, Paris, France. Robert Dickow, University of Idaho Sechs Skizzen by Michael Obst. 2003, Editions Breitkopf 9156. Breitkopf & Härtel, Obere Waldstrasse 30, D-65232 Taunusstein, Germany; . 11.00 Euros. Robert Dickow, University of Idaho 12 Études, op. 57, by Jacques-François Gallay. 2002, ISMN-M-043-07013-9. Collection Michel Garcin-Marrou, 14 rue de l'Echiquier, 75010 Paris, France; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . $19.95. Divide, for horn and piano by Robert Maggio. 2003. Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . Robert Dickow, University of Idaho Trois Romances sans Paroles, op. 17, by Gabriel Fauré, transcribed for horn and piano by Daniel Bourgue. 2001. HAMELLE, distributed by Alphonse Leduc and Company, Editions Musicales, 175, rue St-Honoré, Paris. Robert Dickow, University of Idaho Gamins D'Paris for horn and piano by Pascal Proust. 2002, ISMN-M-043-07234-8. Collection Michel Garcin-Marrou, 14 rue de l'Echiquier, 75010 Paris, France; . Night Ride for horn and piano by Richard Kershaw. 2002, Ref 13101. Broadbent and Dunn Ltd. 66 Nursery Lane, Dover, CT16 3EX, England; . Ref 12013. Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . $15.95 Sonata for Horn and Piano by J. B. Loillet, arr. Alan Civil. Broadbent and Dunn Ltd. 66 Nursery Lane, Dover, CT16 3EX, England; . Ref 12013. Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 1990, Ref 10220. $18.95. Ostermeyer Edition Reviews: The “ROM” numbers seen below are “Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition” catalog numbers. A current list of Ostermeyer’s publications and details on ordering can be viewed at . Thomas Hiebert, California State University, Fresno 24 Trios für drei Hörner, op. 82, by Anton Reicha, 2003, ROM 124. Album für Horn und Pianoforte by Carl Eisner, 2002, ROM 91. Andante und Rondo, op. 39 by Friedrich Ernst Fesca, 2001, ROM 55b. 20 Duos, op. 14, by Louis-François Dauprat. 2003, ISMN-M-043-07058-0. Collection Michel Garcin-Marrou, 14 rue de l'Echiquier, 75010 Paris, France; . Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . $34.95. Eleven pieces for two horns by Joseph Landers. Brookland Press BMP7601. Available from the composer at Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Robert Dickow, University of Idaho Marche triomphale by Hector Berlioz, arranged for four horns (or trumpets) by Pascal Proust. 2003, FP 196. Editions Fertile Plaine, 11 rue de Rosny, 94120 Fontenay-sou-Bois, France; . Romanze: 2ème mouvement du Konzertstück pour 4 cors et orchestre by Robert Schumann, transcribed for five horns by Pascal Proust. 2004, FP 167. Editions Fertile Plaine, 11 rue de Rosny, 94120 Fontenay-sou-Bois, France; . Lord, Keep us Steadfast for horn and SATB chorus, arranged by John Jay Hilfiger. Wehr’s Music House. 2003. WM #285. Chiasmus: Chamber Concerto for Horn by Michelle McQuade Dewhirst. Available from the composer, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Robert Dickow, University of Idaho A Party of Five: A Suite for Woodwind Quintet by Jerry Germer. Creation Station, P.O. Box 301, Marlborough, NH 03455-0301. 2002. Catalog No. 123, $25.00. Music for CYM Brass by Gordon Carr. Broadbent and Dunn Ltd. 66 Nursery Lane, Dover, CT16 3EX, England; . Ref 12013. Distributed in the US by Theodore Presser Company, 588 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 USA. . 2001. $29.95. Fanfare for Brass Sextet by Morton Lauridsen. Peer Music Classical, . 2003. $19.95.

 

 

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