Repertory of the horn
Here a list of works written for the horn or including/understanding an important part of horn, classified by kind, musical period and Type-setter.
Horn alone
Cobalt for horn alone (2005)
Blues and Variations for Monk for horn alone
Fantasy for horn, COp 88 (1966)
Fa7
Reduced for natural horn
(2005)
Graphics (1975?)
Trifle (2005)
Turning Sunwards (2005)
Sea Eagle
the Moon of blood (2004)
First Partita for horn alone, COp 62
Second Partita for horn alone, COp 62
Diàleg for horn alone (1998)
Laudatio for horn alone
solar Râ god
Monodie V for a Space Crowned (1992)
Characters for horn alone (1985)
Chamber music
Baroque
Tafelmusik for 2 horns, cords and low continues Menuet in major C for 2 horns Concerto for horn, violin and low continues Concerto to three for horn, flute and low continues Quatuor in major D for 2 violins, horn and low continues Quatuor in major F for violin, horn, violoncello and low continues Quintette in major D for 2 oboe des amore, 2 horns and low continues Quintette in major D for 2 oboes, 2 horns and low continues Quintette in major F for 2 horns, 2 violins and low continuous Quintet in major F for 2 oboes/violins, 2 horns and bassoon Quintets in major F for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon Quintette in major F for 2 oboes, 2 horns and low continues Quintette in major F for 2 oboe des amore, 2 horns and low continues Divertimento in major E flat for 2 horns, 2 flutes, cords and low continues Marche in major F for 2 horns, 3 oboes and bassoon Fanfare in major D for horn, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola and low continues Concerto in major D for horn, cords and low Concertos continues in major D for 2 horns, cords and low continues Concerto in major D for 2 violins, 2 horns, cords and low continues Concerto in major E flat for 2 horns, cords and low continues Concertos in major F for 2 horns, cords and low continues Concerto in major D for 3 horns and violin, cords and low continue Concerto in major F for 2 horns, violin, recorder, oboe and violoncello, cords and low continue Ouverture in major D for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low continues Ouverture in major D for 2 horns, cords and low continues Opening in major D for 2 horns and 2 oboes, cords and low continues for Mo. the Landgrave Louis VIII of Hessen-Darmstadt Opening in major D for 2 horns, 2 oboes and bassoon Ouverture in major E flat for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low continues Ouverture in major F for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low continues Ouverture in major F for 2 horns, 2 oboes and bassoon, cords and low continue Ouverture in major F for 2 horns, 2 violins and low continues Ouverture in major F for 2 horns, 2 oboes/violins and bassoon Ouvertures in major F for 2 horns, 2 oboes and bassoon Ouverture in major F for 4 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins and low continues Ouverture in major F for 2 horns, cords and low continues Suite in major F for 2 horns, 2 oboes and bassoon Ouverture in major F for 2 horns, 2 oboe des amore and bassoon Ouverture in minor ground for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low continues " Musette" Ouverture in major for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low one continues Ouverture in the minor for 2 horns AD lib, cords and low continues
Traditional
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, COp 16 (1796) Septuor for violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, clarinet, horn and bassoon, COp 20 (1799)
Sonata in major MIB for natural horn and toothing-stone
Scottish Air for horn and toothing-stone, COp 22 Duos for horns Quintette n° 1 in major F for horn and string quartet Grand Sextet for horns Sonate in major F, COp 2 Sonate in F for horn and toothing-stone Grand Trio for horns n° 1 Grand Trio for horns n° 2, COp 4 Grand Trio for horns n° 3, COp 4
Divertimento for clarinet, horn, violin, viola and bassoon in MIB, P 111 Romanze for horn and major string quartet in lab
Cassation for 4 horns and cords in major D, H2 n°D22 (1763) Cassation for oboe, bassoon, 2 horns and cords in major F, H2 n°f2 Partita for 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons and double bass in sib major Partita for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons in major MIB, H2 n°Eb12 Divertimento for 2 clarinets and 2 horns
n° 4 and 5 for oboe, horn, 2 violins and bassoon Partita for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons
Variations for horn and piano
Quintet in major E flat for horn, violin, 2 alti and violoncello, K.407 Quintet in major E flat for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, K.452
Trios for 3 horns, COp 82 Trios for 2 horns and violoncello, COp 93 Quintets for wind quintet, COp 100 Quintet for horn and string quartet, COp 104
Prelude, Topic and Variations for horn and piano Introduction, Andante and Allegro, Imagination for horn and piano 6 quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon the appointment of hunting for 4 horns
Trio for horn, violin and violoncello in MIB
Romantic
Trio for piano, violin and horn in MIB, COp 40
Mass n°1 for viola solo, 2 horns and organ
Small Symphony for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons (1888) Six melodies for horn
Trio in the minor, COp 188 for oboe, horn and piano Trio for clarinet, horn and piano
Notturno for 4 horns
Auf dem Ström for tenor, horn and piano Mailied for 2 votes and 2 horns, D199 Mailied for 2 votes and 2 horns, D202 Der Morgenstern for 2 votes and 2 horns, D203 Jägerlied for 2 votes and 2 horns, D204 Lützow' S Wilde Jagd for 2 votes and 2 horns, D205
Adagio and Allegro for horn and piano, COp 70 (1849) Five songs of Hunting for chorus of man and 4 horns, COp 137 (1849) Konzertstuck for 4 horns and orchestrated in F major, COp 86
Empfindungen amndt Meere, COp 12 Imagination, COp 2 the Good-byes Night, COp 7 Topics and Variations, COp 13
Modern
Sonata for horn and piano
Reduced for horn and organ (1898)
Remote Song for horn and piano In Forest for horn and piano On the Summits for horn and piano In Ireland for horn and piano Continuation for four horns (1951)
Intermezzo for horn and piano n° 11, Night COp 35 for horn and piano n° 10, COp 35 Lovesong for horn and piano n° 6, Sad COp 35 Waltz for horn and piano n° 7, COp 35
Sonata for horn and piano (1939) Sonata for horn viola in MIB and piano (1943) Sonata for 4 horns (1952)
Sonata for horn, COp 70
Trifle for serious horn and piano
Reduced for horn and piano “In memory off Brain Refusals” (1957) Sextet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone
Andante for horn and piano, posthumous COp 86a (1888) Introduction, Topic and Variations for horn and piano, COp 52 (1878)
Six Parts for 4 horns
Contemporary
Went Caccia for horn and piano
Shakespearien Concerto for oboe, 2 horns and cords Concerto for horn and symphony orchestra with winds (“Concerto for horn and wind symphony) orchestrated” Three songs for marlboro for horn and violoncello Trio for saxophone tenor, horn and bassoon
Quintet of coppers n° 1, COp 73 (1961) Quintet of coppers n° 2, COp 132 (1987)
Epanalepse for four horns and organ (2005) the Garden of the delights for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quintet (2005) Wind, perhaps… for two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba (2005)
Serenade for tenor, horn and cords (1943) Now sleeps the crimson petal for tenor, horn and cords ((1943) Canticle n° 3 “Still Falls the Rain” for tenor, horn and piano (1954) The Heart off the Matter for narrator, tenor horn and piano (1956)
Morris Dancers for 4 horns
Giant Colored Bird III per 8 horns In What Times Remains for two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba (2005) Shining Space for horn and string quartet (2006) Solar Visions for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn (2005) Sonata for Choirs Arm for 3 trumpets, 3 horns, 2 trombones and tuba (1999)
Aspects (1998) Lullaby, op.19 (1951) Pavane Varied (1992) Sonata (1996)
Canon with the octave for horn and piano (1953) exotic Dances for 2 flutes piccolo, 2 haubois, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet and percussions (1981) Franz Schubert, Three Military Marches for 2 flutes, 2 haubois, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1987) Frederic Chopin, Three Scottish and Variations on a German popular Air for 2 flutes piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1989) merry Paris for trumpet and flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, horn, double bassoon, 2 trumpets (1974) the Hour of the Shepherd for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, horn, trombone and piano (1947) new-look Mozart for double bass, 2 flutes, 2 haubois, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1981) Music to give Pleasure for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1984) Last nine Characteristic Parts for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1973) Notturno E Divertimento for 4 horns (1987) Octuor for clarinet, horn, bassoon, oboe, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass, flute (1972) Eleven Variations for double bass and 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet (1982) to thank the Audience for flute, clarinet, horn, violin, violoncello and piano (1994) Quasi improvisando for 2 flutes piccolo, 2 haubois, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet (1978) Wind quintet n°1 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1948) Wind quintet n°2 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1987) Seven Dances for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (1971) Sixtuor for flute, haubois, clarinet, bassoon, horn and low clarinet (1991) Variations on a pleasant topic for 2 flutes, 2 haubois, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and piano (1976)
Scherzo for Arm for 2 trumpets, horn and trombone (1952)
Five News for 4 horns, COp 34a (1947)
Basler Romanze for 4 horns Hubertus Serenade for 4 horns, COp 102 Missa Transferred for horn and organ, COp 55
Figurines for copper quintet
Canzona for winds and percussions (1970) Dance-Movements for horn, piano and violin (?) (1967) Fantasy for copper quartet (horn, 2 trumpets, trombone) (1965) Rounds for copper quintet (1967) Symphony for ten wind instruments (1964) The Goddess Trilogy for horn and piano - The Castle off Arianrhod (1973)
- Flowering (1975)
- Shape-Shifter (1975)
Trio for 3 horns (1986)
Born for Horn for 4 horns, PWV 36 (1989) Feld-, Wald- und Wiesen-Soli for horn alone, PWV 53 (1991) the Tirol? for 2 horns, or horn and tuba, or horn and trombone, PWV 65 (1993) Palmsonntag im Künstlerzimmer for violin and horn, PWV 71 (1994)
Petticoat Lane for horn and piano Two Parts for copper Quintet
Anakrôn III per 8 horns Symphonic Dances for 8 horns 3 Equales for 3 horns
Choral and Two Variations for copper Quintet
Corsica Song for horn and piano Five Dances profane and crowned for horn and piano Small Continuation for 4 horns Spring for sextet with winds (1964) Wind quintet (1952) Variations on a Corsican topic for wind quintet (1925)
Chaconne for 3 horns (1994) Four-bit byte-After-Furnace for horn, violin and piano (1996) Brass band for Barcs for 4 horns (1989) Four-bit byte NR. 1 per 4 horns (1986) Variations one has Luxembourgish Folk Song for 4 horns (1986) Quartet NR. 2 " Americana" for 4 horns (1988) Fiesta Brass band for 4 horns or 4 trumpets (1990) Four-bit byte NR. 3 per 4 horns (1992) Unlikely Fusion: Prolog and Epilog for 4 horns, tuba, harpsichord and violin (1993) Fandango for 4 horns (1996) Four-bit byte NR. 4 per 4 horns (1996) Continuation for tuba solo and 4 horns (1999) Barbara Allen - fantasy part for 4 (or 8) horns (2000) Three Movements for 4 horns (2003) Rule Britannia! for 4 horns (2003) Kasbah off Tetouan for 5 horns (1990) The Ghosts off Dublin for 8 horns (2000) Symphony off Carols for 8 horns (whose 2 optional horns ds the Alps) (2004) Farewell to Red Castle for 8 horns (1995) Take 9 Brass band for 9 horns (2001) Will bandage for trumpet, horn, trombone and piano (or marimba) (1987) 'Twas has Dark and Stormy Night for horn and organ (or piano) (1989) Six Lives off McBride Jack for voice tenor, horn, violin and piano (1993) Ghost Riders for 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone and tuba (1994) The Pocono Menagerie for trumpet, horn, tuba (or euphonium) and piano (1994) Rhapsody for wind quintet and string quartet (2001)
Motet for copper Quintet (1999-2005)
Concerting works
Compositions for horn accompanied by a piano or an orchestra.
Baroque
Concerto in MIB for horn and orchestra
Traditional
Concerto for horn in F
Sonata for horn and piano, COp 17 (1800)
Concerto for natural horn
Concerto for horn in major the
Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 1, COp 1 Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 2, COp 9 Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 3, COp 18 Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 4, COp 19, “Homage to the Memory of Punto” Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 5, COp 21 Concertino for horn
Concertino for horn in major D, P 134
Concerto for horn n° 1 in D, H7d n°3 Concerto for horn n° 2 in D, H7d n°4 Concerto for 2 horns in semi major
Concerto n° 1 for horn and orchestra (1784) Concerto n° 1 per 2 horns and orchestra (1792) Concerto n° 2 per 2 horns and orchestra Lovesong for 3 horns and orchestra
Sonata for horn and piano
Concerto for 2 horns in semi (1752) Concerto for horn in D
Rondo for horn and orchestra in E flat, K. 371 (1781) Concerto for horn n° 1 in D, K.412 (1782) Concerto for horn n° 2 in E flat, K.417 (1783) Concerto for horn n° 3 in E flat, K.447 (1783) Concerto for horn n° 4 in E flat, K.495 (1786)
Concerto into semi for 2 horns, COp 5 Introduction and Rondo in F for horn and orchestra
Concerto for horn, string orchestra, 2 flutes and 2 horns, IDIOT 138
Romantic
Sonata, COp 28
Concerto for 4 horns and orchestra
Concerto for horn n° 1 Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 2, COp 24 Concerto for horn n° 3, op.39 Concerto for horn n° 4
Sonate for horn and pianoforte, COp 34
Piece of concert, COp 94 for horn and orchestra or piano Lovesong in F for horn and orchestra, COp 36
Konzertstück for 4 horns and orchestra, COp 86 (1849)
Concerto in C minor, COp 8 (1867)
Concertino as a semi minor, COp 45 (1815)
Modern
Villanelle for horn and orchestra (or piano)
Concerto for major horn in sib, COp 91 (1951)
Concerto for horn and orchestra (1949)
Concerto in F for 4 horns and orchestra
Concerto for horn n° 1 in Major MIB, COp 11 (1883) Concerto for horn n° 2 in Major MIB, COp 132 (1942)
Contemporary
Concerto scorrevole for horn and orchestra (2006) Peermusic verlag, hamburg
Concerto for horn and orchestra (or piano)
Concerto for horn and orchestra n° 1, COp 11 (1945) Concerto for horn and string orchestra n° 2, COp 58 (1956)
Concerto for horn (1985)
Concerto for horn
Romanza for horn and cords (1954)
Divertimento for horn and orchestra (or piano) (1959)
Sonata for horn and orchestra, COp 43a Adagio and Rondo for horn and orchestra, COp 43b Concerto for horn, op.43 Serenata Notturna for horn and orchestra, COp 52
Concerto for horn and string orchestra (1951)
Concerto barocco for horn and orchestra, COp 86 Corno concerto (Study in jazz) for horn and orchestra jazz, COp 29 Barber-Metamorphosen for horn and string orchestra, COp 61
Concerto for horn and orchestra (1958)
The two Léa' S songs for horn and piano 2 Legends for horn and piano
Concerto for horn and orchestra (1955)
Introduction and Hand Vent for 4 horns and orchestra (1992) Sonata for horn and piano (1989) Concerto for serious horn and chamber orchestra (1995)
Orchestral works
Symphonic music including/understanding important part of horn, like a solo.
Baroque
Traditional
Symphony n° 5, COp 67 (1808) “Pastoral” Symphony n° 6, COp 68 (1808) Symphony n° 7, COp 92 (1813) Symphony n° 8, COp 93 (1814) Symphony n° 9 “Ode with the joy”, COp 125 (1824), started from horn 4
Romantic
Symphony n° 1, COp 68 (1876) Symphony n° 2, COp 75 (1877) Symphony n° 4, COp 98 (1885) Concerto for piano n° 2, COp 83 Opening for an academic festival, COp 80 (1880), horn 3 Serenade, COp 11 (1857)
Symphony n° 4 “Romantic” (1878) Symphony n° 7 (1883) Symphony n° 8 (1890)
Modern
Swedish Rhapsody n° 1 “Midsommarvaka”, COp 19 (1904) Swedish Rhapsody n° 2 “Uppsalarapsodi” (1907)
Contemporary
Short Wrinkles in has Fast Machine (1986)
Three parts for orchestra, COp 6 (1914)
West Side Story, Symphonic Dances (1961) Ingenuous, opening (1956)
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