This is the first volume of sheet music for horn solo and piano from Brave Belgians, an extensive study by Dr. Jeroen Billiet on Ghent’s rich horn-playing tradition during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project comprises four volumes of sheet music for horn solo (Vol. I-IV), one volume for horn ensemble (Vol. V), and a doctoral dissertation that provides an in-depth exploration of this musical heritage. The five volumes are available separately, as is the doctoral dissertation. The box set containing all the volumes can be found here, and the complete set, including the doctoral thesis, is available here.
Discover the playlist and the Brave Belgians YouTube channel featuring music from this rich horn-playing tradition.

Vol. I: Ghentian Songs includes:

• Martin-Joseph Mengal: Sixième duo pour piano et cor (c. 1820)
• Martin-Joseph Mengal: Romance du 1° concerto (c. 1820)
• Gustaaf Pape: Evening Prayer - Avondbede (c. 1870)
• Adolphe Samuel: Morceau de concours (1872)
• Hendrik Waelput: Romance (1873)
• François-Auguste Gevaert: Air d’Alcina (1872)
• François-Auguste Gevaert: Air de Richard Coeur de Lion (1875)
• Jules De Vulder: O Deus (c. 1880)
• Jules De Vulder: Ascouta Jeanette (c. 1880)
• F. Thomé (arr. Rinskopf): Duo d’amour (c. 1880)