Horn Solo Works
John Ericson
I. Essential solo and chamber music literature that
all students of the horn should know, study, and own recordings of
- Beethoven: Sonata, Op. 17
- Brahms: Trio, Op. 40 for Horn, Violin, and Piano
- Britten: Serenade, Op. 31 for Tenor,
Horn, and Strings
- Dukas: Villanelle
- Haydn, J.: Concerto No. 1 in D; Concerto No. 2 in D
- Hindemith: Sonata for Horn
- Mozart: Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412;
Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, K. 417; Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K 447; Concerto No. 4
in E-flat, K. 495; Concert Rondo; Quintet
for horn and strings, K. 407
- Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70++; Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra
- Strauss, R.: Concerto No. 1, Op.
11; Concerto
No. 2
- Telemann: Concerto in
D
II. Other important solo and chamber music works for the
horn--selected
- Beethoven: Quintet (piano and winds); Sextet (two
horns and strings)
- Bozza: En Foret
- Chabrier: Larghetto
- Cherubini: Sonata No.
2
- Danzi: Sonata in
E-flat++
- Forster: Concerto in E-flat
- Francaix: Canon in Octave
- Glazunov: Reverie, Op. 24
- Gliere: Concerto, Op. 91; Intermezzo;
Nocturne++; Romance; Valse Triste
- Haydn, J.: Divertimento a Tre for
horn, violin, and cello; Double Concerto
- Haydn, M. Concertino in D
- Heiden: Sonata
- Hindemith: Concerto; Sonata for Alto Horn; Sonata for
Four Horns
- Jacob: Concerto
- Kroll: Laudatio (solo
horn)
- Krufft: Sonata in E
- Larsson: Concertino
- Nehlybel: Scherzo
Concertante
- Neilsen: Canto Serioso++
- Mozart: Quintet (piano and winds)
- Persichetti: Parable (solo
horn)
- Poulenc: Elegy
- Ries: Sonata
- Rosetti: Concerto in D minor; Concerto No. 2 in E-flat
- Rossini: Prelude, Theme, and
Variations
- Saint-Saens: Romance, Op 36; Romance, Op. 67; Morceau de
Concert
- Schubert: Auf dem Strom (horn, soprano or tenor,
piano)
- Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
(transcription--original for clarinet)*
- Scriabin: Romance
- Strauss, F.: Nocturno, Op. 7*; Concerto, Op. 8; Theme
and Variations, Op. 13*
- Strauss, R.: Andante*
- Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 4 for three horns and trombone
- Vivaldi: Double Concerto in F
- Weber: Concertino in
E
- Wilder: Sonatas No. 1, No. 2, and
No. 3; Suite
Works under copyright I certainly recommend that you purchase.
However, for PDF downloads of the best of the above solos that are in the public domain see:
Copyright John Ericson.
All rights reserved. Updated 2014.
*These works are included on my solo
CD Les Adieux
++These works are included on my solo CD Canto
Both CDs are available through www.hornnotes.com and other online sources
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