Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra

Farewell to philosophy. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with orchestra I welcomed the opportunity to write a concerto for cello and orchestra and especially one which focuses particularly on the instrument’s lyrical qualities. Although the piece is in one continuous movement, and the soloist is playing almost without a break, it nevertheless falls into distinct sections which are recognisable by a shift of tempo as well as by a change in the music’s character. One of the early ideas Julian Lloyd Webber and I discussed was that it might form a companion piece to one of the Haydn concertos. Given my friendship with some members of the English Chamber Orchestra and my awareness of their repertoire, this suggested a number of particular musical references. The subtitle to the work, for example, combines the subtitles of two idiosyncratic Haydn symphonies and I allude to them in different ways but chiefly through orchestration: for The Philosopher by including a section in the concerto where the orchestration resembles that of the symphony’s first movement (pairs of English and French horns, muted violins and unmuted lower strings); for The Farewell, by the progressive reduction in the orchestration towards the end. Indeed, apart from the orchestral tutti in the last few bars, the last pages of the score are virtually for string quartet. The subtitle also refers to my own background as a philosophy graduate... The piece was commissioned by Philips Classics for Julian Lloyd Webber and is dedicated to him. The first performance was given by Julian Lloyd Webber and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Judd, 21 November 1995, Barbican Hall, London. Gavin Bryars/ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Orchestre

The world premiere of Richard Blackford's Violin Concerto took place at the Wannieck Gallery Brno on 25th September 2008. The soloist was Marie Gajdosova with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leo Svarowsky.Instrumentation2 Flutes (II doubling Piccolo)OboeClarinetBassoons2 HornsTrumpetSolo ViolinStrings

Full Score-The Horn Concerto was written in 1971 and was the first of the ten concertos Gregson has composed to date. It is dedicated to the English horn player Ifor James who died in 2004 and was originally written for brass band. However in 2013 Gregson was asked by Paul Klein Principal Horn of the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Northern Ireland to undertake an orchestral version for him.  Gregson decided to score the concerto for a late Haydn sized orchestra with the addition of a percussionist to add some colour to the texture. The concerto takes as its starting point the Mozartian model namely a sonata form opening movement a song-like slow movement and a jaunty rondo finale. The opening movement opens with a strident motif built on rising fourths announced by the soloist and answered by the orchestra. This pattern of ‘question/answer’ continues until a climactic moment breaks the tension and is followed by a lyrical second subject announced by the soloist over undulating rhythmic patterns on strings. The music is developed and recapitulated from these ideas with the lyrical idea returning via solo clarinet with horn answering in canon. The movement ends with the strident fourths this time in inversion. The slow movement is in tertiary form and opens with an expansive melody from the soloist over a repetitive harmonic and melodic pattern. This is expanded and developed building all the while in intensity until it is interrupted by cadenza-like passages on the horn and muted brass. After a brief climax the music subsides into a moment of emotional serenity before the opening melody returns this time on solo oboe with the horn interweaving its own answering melodic lines. The rondo finale is more light-hearted in mood with a catchy 6/8 tune at its heart. It is twice interrupted first by an idea built on long held chromatic notes from the soloist against a highly rhythmic backdrop (wind brass and snare drum) then by a slower more thoughtful melodic idea. However

Bassoon and Piano Reduction-Bernhard Heiden's Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra is a two-movement work scored for an accompaniment of string orchestra and two horns. This reduction for bassoon and piano is by the composer. The chamber orchestra accompaniment is available on rental from the publisher.

Puerto Rican/American composer Roberto Sierra wrote the 'Concierto Evocativo for Horn and String Orchestra' in 1990 and it was first performed by the Espoo City Symphony Orchestra in Finland. The Miluwalkee Times writes of thispiece: '...shows great imagination and artistry....Without relying on the colors and textures of percussion wind or brass instruments and featuring a solo instrument not usually counted among the 'evocative ' Sierrafashions music that is packed with energy and interest.'

Par ROSETTI FRANZ ANTON (ROSLER). Détails de la formation instrumentale: 0.2.0.0-2.0.0.0-strings - Durée: 15' - Format: New Edition portrait/ Répertoire / Cor et Orchestre

for cello and orchestra (2 oboes, 2 horns, strings).Edited by Alessandro Bares (copyright 2022)ISMN: 979-0-52017-523-4Series: Minghén dal Viulunzèl​1 volume (55 p.) / Viole de gambe / Musedita

reconstructed by Philip Wilby-This reconstruction of the Concerto in D K.315f was first performed on 15th August 1985 at the Dartington Hall Summer School of Music by Ernst Kovacic (Violin) and Bernard Roberts (Piano) with the Dartington Chamber Orchestraconducted by Diego Masson. This is the Study Score. Instrumentation includes SOLO VIOLIN; SOLO PIANO; 2 FLUTES; 2 OBOES; 2 HORNS IN D AND G; 2 TRUMPETS; TIMPANI; STRINGS.The duration of this work is 25 minutes. Full score solo and orchestral parts are available on hire from the publishers.

William Walton Edition-William Walton's 1962 Concerto For Viola And Orchestra. Study score.This edition of Walton's celebrated Viola Concerto (1962 version) has been off-printed from the William Walton Edition full score and combines the scholarship of the Edition with the practical benefits of the smaller format. An introduction is provided by the volume editor Christopher Wellington.Instrumentation: solo Viola 2 Flutes (II Picc) Oboe Double Bass 2 Clarinet(II Bcl) 2 Bassoon 4 Horn 2 Trumpet 3 Trombone Timpani Harp Strings.

About Violoncello ConcertoUrtext der Haydn-Gesamtausgabe. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Sonja Gerlach. For Cello Solo oboe (2) bassoon ad lib. horn (2) strings. Score; Urtext Edition. Hob. VIIb:2. Duration 22'. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA4675) ISBN M006501915.

for Piano and Orchestra-Piano Concerto No.25 in C major K.503.Piano Solo Flute Oboe (2) Bassoon (2) Horn (2) Trumpet (2) Kettledrum Strings. The New Mozart Edition offers researchers a musicologically unimpeachable text based on all the available sources (first and foremost Mozart's autograph manuscripts). At the same time it also serves as an aid to authentic performances. BÄRENREITER URTEXT: In the international music world “Bärenreiter Urtext” is synonymous with performing editions in which the musical text has been prepared using clearly formulated scholarly critical criteria. Editors which includeprominent musicologists as well as musicians take all available sources into account thus guaranteeing an authentic musical text which represents the latest in musicological research. For Bärenreiter “Urtext” is more than just a label – it is also a pledge and a guarantee for sheet music performing editions that present the authentic text and the latest findings of scholarly research enabling musicians to get as close to the composer’s intentions as the surviving sources will allow. There are no arbitrary editorial additions and the quality of the musical text is matched by an appearance on the page that satisfies the most discerning eye.