Re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Music

2009-03-18 Thread Ralph R. Hall
Alex, I can only endorse Bill Melton's fabulous gigbook. It's got a bit of everything. However! Visit my website, www.brasshausmusic.com and have a look at my two quartet books. The six miniatures starts with a Berlioz type funeral march and finishes with, literally, a hunting scene that giv

re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Music

2009-03-17 Thread SandyP412
Dear Alex and all, You can find a selection of Horn quartets at _www.pelicanmusicpublishing.com_ (http://www.pelicanmusicpublishing.com) A couple recommendations are Finlandia and Fog Horns Waltz for Horn Quartet. Pelican Music will also be exhibiting this weekend at the Mid-South Horn W

Re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Music

2009-03-17 Thread Kjellrun Hestekin
Depending on your tastes, pretty much anything written for voices is playable (just read as written, unless there's an accompaniment) - gives you a wide range from renaissance polyphony to swing choir arrangements... KJellrun On 16-Mar-09, at 11:30 PM, Luke Zyla wrote: If you want to have a

Re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Music

2009-03-17 Thread John Jay Hilfiger
We are a fairly good group and we enjoy playing together but now we are looking for some quality quartet music to play. Does anyone have recommendations for good quality horn quartets/horn quartet books? A couple of good sources are: The Hornists' Nest - not only the Fripperies, but lots of o

Re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Music

2009-03-16 Thread Luke Zyla
If you want to have a challenge and great fun, order the Fripperies by Lowell Shaw. There are at least 6 volumes of these great jazz quartets. The 4th horn parts are absolutely awesome! There are lots of recommendations for quartet literature on Thomas Bacon's website: www.hornplanet.com Luk