Horn
Self-balance
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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For French Horn and Marimba, c.6'50Explores the intervals and qualities of a 9-note scale occasionally in bi-tonality.
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Self-balance 2nd Edition
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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For horn and piano, c.3'00. Suitable for HSC/Senior music. Grade 8-AMusExplores the intervals and qualities of a 9-note scale occasionally in bi-tonality.
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ISMN 9790720226279
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Seven and Nine
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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Solo bassoon with horn ensemble backing track, c.5'50
Seven and Nine has the form of Recitative and Aria for solo bassoon with a backing track of 6 pre-recorded horn parts. It was premiered by Ben Hoadley at the Sydney MicroFest 4 in 2022. There are harmonies using the 7th harmonics of the overtone series. (7-limit harmonies in just intonation music theory). These are both above and below standard tuning by 31 cents (compared to a standard semitone of 100 cents). The notation supports the sound of the horn harmonies so are reasonably straightforward for the bassoon soloist to hear.
Composed 2022
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ISMN 9790673144231
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Seven Portals
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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Cycle of seven songs for soprano and hornThe text is from H P Blavatsky's spiritual manual The Voice of the Silence. Each
of the seven portals is set simply, yet has significant intonational requirements. The soprano is asked to play a small bell on a number of occasions. The horn player is asked to sing and play simultaneously on a few occasions as well as play a hand percussion instrument. Composed 2017
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Seven Small Wheels Revolving
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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Horn and bassoon, c.5'00
The music is composed using the tuning system called 'Just Intonation'. Here the tunings are organised around twelve sets of harmonics playable on a standard double horn. Each valve slide is precisely tuned in a just intonation ratio to the central pitch, F concert. The bassoon player has more limiied number of pitches to play though most will require non-standard fingerings to match the horn.
Audio sample performed by Sofia Ree (bassoon) and Michael Dixon (horn). Composed 2010
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Sonatina in Classical Style
By Thomas McConochie
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Horn and Piano in three movements, c.7'00, grade 5
This horn sonatina is a 21st century composition yet is also faithful to 18th century musical style and horn playing technique. Thus, the piece can be played on either valve horn or natural horn. When played on valve horn, the piece is suitable for intermediate horn player (AMEB Grade 5) and up. Advanced level horn players will also enjoy performing this piece on natural horn.
The sonatina is in classical sonata form. The first movement contrasts a main subject based on a descending tonic chord arpeggio with a second subject that is more lyrical and stepwise. The second movement combines long tones in the horn line with the piano accompaniment moving underneath; the movement is simple and hymn-like in style and harmony. The third movement is a rondo in 6/8 time that will have classically trained horn players feeling right at home!
Composed 2020
ISMN9790720226880
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Static Blues
By Graeme Denniss
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Five Theme and Variations for violin, horn and piano, c.20'00
Composed 2021
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Studies for Low Horn
By Graeme Denniss
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Studies for low horn
Grade 7 AMEB Orchestral Brass: Horn. List A
No 15 Medium Swing
No 18 Allegretto
No 22 Allegretto scherzando
The low register is an area commonly neglected by students of the French Horn, yet when they come to play in a band, orchestra or ensemble, they find that the low notes are often required, as they are in the advanced solo repertoire.
Work on the low register will help the student gain a richer and fuller sound, due to the greater relaxation of the embouchure needed to produce steady in-tune notes. The tone across the whole range should improve as a result of mastering the low register.
Some of the studies address the issue of moving quickly between registers, a technique required by Second Horn players in works of the Classical period, while others focus on playing the F sharp below middle C, a challenge for players who mainly use the B flat side, as it should be played on the F side for good intonation.
Composed 2021
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Ten Jazzy Etudes for Low Horn
By Thomas McConochie
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10 Etudes for Horn in F, total duration c.20'00, grade 8
These pieces contribute to the horn repertoire by providing tuneful
music for solo horn that focuses on low register playing in jazz styles. The music is suitable for advanced level horn players (AMEB Grade 8 and above) and professionals.
The etudes are infused with a variety of jazzy styles, including early trad jazz, blues, hard bop, and swing band. Only etudes No.3 and No.4 use straight quavers; the other eight etudes use varying amounts of swing, depending on the style of the music.
Composed 2020
ISMN979072022686
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By Graeme Denniss
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Violin, horn and piano
The Three Songs have been arranged for violin and horn in the style of Brahms, keeping the piano part the same as in the originals. They provide a good introduction to Brahms’ famous Trio for the same combination and can be used as stand-alone pieces or as curtain raisers or encores.
- 1. Sapphisches Ode (Sapphic Ode) audio
- 2. Sommerabend (Summer Evening) audio
- 3. Geheimnis (The Secret) audio
Composed 1993
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Three Jazzy Horn Duets
By Thomas McConochie
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Horn duets, total duration c.5'00. Level of difficulty intermediate to advanced.
These duets combine jazz music aesthetics with classical conventions of form, notation, and the division of parts between the players. Composed to provide classically trained horn players with light-hearted jazzy music that is strictly notated and technically accessible.
Composed 2018Download samples
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Tuning the Horn - Beginnings
By Michael Hugh Dixon
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Comprehensive teaching resource book which provides a framework for learning to play the horn. It could also benefit those desiring to deepen their practical awareness of the harmonic series. This book focuses on the harmonic series that each valve produces, the pitch relationship between them and introduces subtleties of intonation that various fingerings provide ... and more.
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