Music for Two French Horns

This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians.Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique tone quality intonation and balance are introduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most - making music with a friend. And duet playingleads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. (Vol. I – Easy to Medium Vol. 2 – Medium to Advanced)

Volume Two picks up with more great hits as rendered by the Pacific Coast Horns! Here they present nine great tunes for you to listen to then join the band as the horn soloist. Songs: Fascinatin' Rhythm · Music Man Medley · A String of Pearls · Minnie the Moocher · Sabre Dance · and more. This deluxe edition includes a printed solo part as well as 2 CDs with complete reference versions and accompaniments minus you! The CDs also contain -12% and -25% slow practice tempo tracks.

60 Progressive Duets for Horns-The early stages of learning any instrument are undoubtedly the most important. A good teacher is of course essential but it is also vital to have stimulating pieces to play which complement your choice of teaching method and are carefully tailored to introduce learning and playing skills in a structured manner. As in the book of Starter Studies the duets in Starter Duets introduce new musical elements in a logical order to facilitate the speedy growth of the ?complete musician? with the obvious benefit of allowing teacher and student (or two students) to play together and therefore experience the benefits of ensemble playing in the learning process.

31 Duets That Can Be Played By Any Combination Of Wind Instruments-If you have a friend that plays another instrument and you want to play a duet with them for fun or in a performance then this is the book for you!This collection contains 31 duets in a variety of styles from classical to folk music to original pieces that will be fun to play with any combination of two wind instruments.Duets are a great way to learn how to play in a chamber music setting and this unique collection gives you the opportunity to do it with anyone else that plays a wind instrument making the combinations of instruments that can be used almost limitless.This collection is ideally suited for use in schools for students who areespecially eager to play music with their friends. The flexibility of these duets makes them a must-have for any wind player.Editions available for:Alto/Baritone Saxophone (CFWF95)Clarinet/Trumpet/T.C. Euphonium/Tenor Saxophone (CFWF94)Flute/Oboe (CFWF93)Trombone/B.C. Euphonium/Bassoon (CFWF96)Horn In F (CFWF97)Tuba (CFWF98)

Write for a horn section!
In this book, you will learn how to add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section ensemble. You will learn the capabilities and characteristics of the most common instruments, and how to order them effectively. You will also learn the different roles that a horn section can serve in your ensemble. Online audio tracks demonstrate the key concepts, as exemplified in a complete score.
You will learn to:
Write for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, as well as trumpet and trombone
Construct common voicings, such as unisons, octave unisons, two- to five-part soli, and open voicings
Expand your harmony by using jazz chords
Use brass mutes
Compose many textures, including melodies, solis, fills, pads, comping parts, background lines, and others
Score advanced harmonic techniques characteristic of brass sections, such as chromatic approach chords, four- and five-part voicings, tension substitutions, and more
?An amazing book that opens your mind for new horn arranging techniques. Horns on steroids!?
?Hassan El Shafei, Artist/Record Producer
?Arranging for Horns is the one-stop-shop the young arranger can make to explore the techniques, applications, and context for contemporary horn arranging. Jerry Gates masterfully compiled three decades of experience?both in classroom and in professional writing?into an organized and concise 80-page text. Highly recommended!?
?Adi Yeshaya, Composer, Arranger (Prince, Aretha Franklin, The Voice)
?An insightful and valuable resource for all arrangers. Jerry?s explanations are very clear and concise. Highly recommended!?
?Mark Harrison, Keyboardist/Composer, Music Educator, and Author
?Jerry is a devoted musician and educator who has written yet another clear and concise book! This time Jerry guides the reader through a direct and useful approach to writing horn arrangements. Included are rhythm section considerations, notations, and a valuable mention about contour shaping as the blueprint for a successful arrangement. This book demystifies arranging for horns and inspires us to dive right in. There are great tools included and distilled from Jerry?s many years of experience and education. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get quick and positive results without excess theory to weigh the creative process down.?
?David Goldblatt, Composer, Pianist, and Music Director (for national television programs, world tours, and varied media)
?Jerry Gates? Arranging for Horns is a concise yet thorough guide to horn arranging in jazz and popular styles. The book progresses through each vital instrument, offering writing techniques for them as individuals and as a group. Arranging for Horns goes one step further than many treatments of this topic, looking at how an arrangement can vary throughout a song?changing the intensity of the music. This added consideration gives arrangers a powerful tool for adding shape and contour to their songs. Recommended for all arrangers and songwriters.?
?Ben Newhouse, Composer and Educator
/ Partitions jazzandblues / Tous instruments par tonalité / Tous instruments / BERKLEE

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before, and bring the “final frontier” to your concert band stage! Here’s James L. Hosay’s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's, NASA has been launching long-range, solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years, the Voyager, Pioneer, and Galileo series’ probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes, along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope, Hubble, has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring! / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before, and bring the “final frontier” to your concert band stage! Here’s James L. Hosay’s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's, NASA has been launching long-range, solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years, the Voyager, Pioneer, and Galileo series’ probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes, along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope, Hubble, has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring! / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

For high school and community choirs the text describes beautifully the hopes and longings of those families with near ones in harm's way. In addition to the setting with snare drum and piano accompaniment you can add optional flutes French horns string ensemble and bass drum all according to the performance resources at hand. Duration: ca. 3:45.

Instrumental Accompaniment Set-Includes: Full Score Flute 2 Oboes Bassoon 2 French Horns Glockenspiel Marimba (optional) Harp Strings Piano (plays from choral score)

Vocal Score-Vocal Score.For 10 singers/actors Flute Oboe Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bassoon 2 French Horns Trumpet Trombone 2 Percussionists Piano Guitar String Ensemble (44222 or more) Double Bass with Low C.Onstage -Violin Cello Piano Electric Piano Guitar Electric Guitar 2 Gavels and Tambourine.

Instrumental Accompaniment Set-Includes: Full Score Flute Oboe Clarinet 3 Trumpets 3 French Horns 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Keyboard Harp Strings and Percussion

Gergely Vajda composed Lightshadow-trembling at the age of 20 in 1993. Being a clarinettist, he was interested in the possibilities of both traditional and modern ways of playing. Noise elements and sometimes imitations of the sound of folk instruments (bagpipe, reed-pipe) appear in this spectacular concert piece. / 2 Cors