Music for Five Horns, Five or Six Horns, Six Horns



Five Horns


25001 Arbeau: Ding Dong Merrily on High
arranged Alan Civil
Broadbent & Dunn $31.80
25002 Schuller, G: 5 Pieces for 5 Horns (1952)
Score and parts. approx. 11'30" duration
Berben $75.75
25003 Shaw, L: Quipperies Vol. 1 No. 1-4 Hornists' Nest $28.55
25004
Shaw, L: Quipperies Vol. 2 No. 5-8
The intent here, as in the other "---ipperies", is to give horn players a chance to cut loose and swing a bit.
Hornists' Nest $28.55
25005
Turner: Casbah of Tetouan
A Tone Poem for 5 Horns
The Casbah of Tetouan was conceived during a visit to Morocco in the summer of 1988. The composer offers the following anecdote:
"As we crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and first laid eyes on the North African coast, I knew we were in store for an adventure! The city of Tetouan was our destination; we were soon standing before its main gates. As we entered the city, our senses were overrun by the many exotic new sights, complementing the wild sounds and smells of the bustling ancient city.  After proceeding only a few feet past hobbled live chickens, we found ourselves immersed completely in the endless, tiny alleys of the Casbah. It was a labyrinth of tunnels and passageways, lined with vendors and shops the size of walk-in closets. Anything could be had, including copperware, sacks of spices and grains, and silk. Street butchers displayed slaughtered lambs, goats and pigs, and a snake charmer with his cobra unnerved the unwary passerby. Somewhere around the urine-treated leather goods things began to swim before my eyes. After I informed the guide that I was ill, a young boy was sent to escort me to a quiet place. The boy knew every secret passage and shortcut in the Casbah. He led me through even tinier streets and tunnels, across nomad camps, and even through a kitchen! We sailed through the back door of a mosque, and out the other side. Finally we entered a large, dark and cool house, which seemed to be some sort of palace. The boy led me to a back room and laid me down upon a bed of large pillows. I passed out. I awoke thoroughly disoriented. The first things I saw were six elaborately cloaked elderly men, wildly discussing in Arabic what could possibly be wrong with me, I heard exotic music and aromatic food assailed my senses. After closer observation I discovered I was in a fancy restaurant, being entertained by a belly dancer. Somehow my wife and brother found me and we resumed our inspection of Tetouan. I still felt lightheaded and rather doped by the "therapeutic" tea; my impressions of the city were somewhat hallucinogenic."
The Casbah of Tetouan has been recorded on CD by the American Horn Quartet
Phoenix Music Publications $43.95


Five or Six Horns


26001
Bach, J.S: Choral Prelude Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Transcribed for 5 or 6 Horns by Lowell Shaw. 6th Horn is in Bass Cleff doubling other parts an octave lower
Hornists' Nest $9.80


Six Horns


27001
Bach, J.S: Allegro
Transcribed by Lowell E. Shaw
Hornists' Nest $7.90
27014
Bach, J.S: Choral - Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring
arr. Daniel Bourgue from Cantata No. 147
International Music Diffusion $28.50
27017
Bach, J.S: Preludium XXII
from Well Tempered Clavier, Volume 1
(Originally in Bb minor)
Transcribed by Lowell Shaw
Hornists' Nest $11.55
27013
Bach, J.S: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Arranged by Kerry Turner
Born in 1685, no other composer has written more nor written more beautifully for the organ as Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Born into a family with a rich and long musical tradition , he was orphaned at the age of 9 and  raised for 6 years by his eldest brother before entering the Choir of the Michaeliskirche in Lüneburg for 2 years. It is here that he emerged as an organ virtuoso, laying the basis of his musical career.
The Toccatta and Fugue in D Minor is, perhaps, one of his most imposing and majestic works for organ. It has been transcribed for a wide range of instrumentations, from solo guitar to large orchestra (as in the Walt Disney Film "Fantasia"). Written in 1708 at the age of 23, the work is full of rich colors and sonorities, characteristics that are masterfully exploited in this arrangement for 6 horns by Kerry Turner.
Phoenix Music Publications $31.95
27002 Beethoven, L van: Adagio Opus 13 & Allegretto Opus 27 No.2

arrangement of two movements from Beethoven Piano Sonatas by Arne Oldberg. The original score was inscribed "To Max Pottag & his N.W. U Horn ensemble."  Memorial Collection of the Max Pottag Library
Hornists' Nest $8.70
27012
Dauprat, L.F: Sextet

Introduction - Minuetto - Andante - Minuetto - Adagio - Finale
edited by Daniel Bourgue. All parts in original keys. Score and Parts
International Music Diffusion $110.00
27003 Deschamps, C: Sextuors Mars '81
International Horn Society Winner 1981
Hornists' Nest $13.10
27004
Handel, G.F: Six Pieces from the Water Music

transcribed by Leigh Martinet, originally for the Baltimore Horn Club
Hornists' Nest $28.55
27005
Handel, G.F: Allegro Moderato from the Water Music

transcribed by Leigh Martinet. This movement can be performed between movements 2 and 3 of Handel, G.F: Six Pieces from the Water Music
Hornists' Nest $17.55
27018
Kerkorian, G: Fanfare and Fugue


"...is written in a modal style with interesting modulations and some brief shifting of rhythmic emphasis indicated by beaming rather than changing time signatures. It is a challenging piece for each of the players."
Hornists' Nest $16.50
27006
Kerkorian, G: Sextet for Horns Hornists' Nest $16.50
27019
Koestsier, J: Secks Tüßlinger Hornrufe for Six Horns. (six horn calls for six horns) (1986)

For Horns in Eb.
Horn parts only.
Donemus $34.95
27008 McDonald: Tribute to James Chambers (1921-1989)

When James Chambers passed away in 1989 he left behind one of the greatest legacies and careers of any American-born hornist. Born in 1921, he was appointed Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 17, taught at The Curtis Institute at age 22, became Principal Horn of the Hew York Philharmonic at age 25 and was appointed Professor of Horn at The Juilliard at the age of 26!
Hornists' Nest $17.50
27009
Perrini, N.J: Festival Fanfare

For the Capital University Horn Choir
Hornists' Nest $17.50
27015
Texidor, J Amparito Roco

arr. Rodriguez, F
For Daniel Bourgue
Six horns in Eb
International Music Diffusion $45.95
27016
Wagner, R: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
Prelude to Act III

arranged by Mort Shafer
Hornists Nest $11.55
27011 Wiggins, C: Conclusions Op. 80 (1988) Emerson Horn Editions $35.15
27010 Winteregg, S: Pastiche
This work derives its motivic material from A Mighty Fortress is Our God by Martin Luther, and each movement is based on a different phrase of this Lutheran Hymn. Written for and dedicated to the Wittenburg University Horn Choir.
Hornists' Nest $13.10