Maxime-Alphonse: 200 Études Nouvelles Mélodiques et Progressives 3: French Horn:

Volume 6 : 10 grandes études nouvelles virtuosité-In six books Maxime Alphonse provides 200 progressive studies for the Horn. The final volume of Two Hundred New Melodic and Progressive Studies is essential to advance level Horn players seeking to improve their technique on the instrument. Alphonse's studies focus on elements including tempo complex rhythms ornamentation performance directions phrasing articulation rests dynamics intervals breath control and neatness among other musical aspects. Compiled in 1924 Alphonse's Two Hundred New Melodic and Progressive Studies has enhanced the studies of many prolific Horn players. With detailedinstruction in French English and German for each exercise this Alphonse book is versatile and crucial to the progress of any advanced Horn player.

Volume 2 : 40 études faciles-Composed by Maxime Alphonse (Jean Marie Maximin Fran?ois Alphonse known as Griet 1880-1930) ?Two Hundred New Melodic And Gradual Studies - Vol. 2?is the second book of a set of six containing 200 ?tudes for Horn with different levels of difficulty. As a horn teacher who had also won the Premier Prix in Horn at the Paris Conservatoire Maxime Alphonse wrote this set progressively to ensure that the content was matching the needs for quality studies starting with pieces for beginners and evolving through the books to those for advance students. Even though little information can be found aboutthe composer this set of six books is essential to play contemporary Horn and is widely used in the USA and in Italy.