This is the second 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. II: Quintessentially Poetic includes:

• Léopold Wallner: Romance (Ghent Version, 1890)
• Charles De Waele: A Travers Bois (1889)
• Jenny Van Rysselberghe: Rêverie (1904)
• Robert Guillemyn: Chant d’Automne (1928)
• Léo Vanderhaegen: Le Passant-Sérénade Nocturne (1913)
• Désiré Boehme: l’Attente (1914)
• Joseph Vandermeulen: L’Adieu (1912)
• Emile Hullebroeck: Sur les Montagnes (c. 1897)
• Maurice Henderik: Nocturne (c. 1907)
  
  

 

Click on the PDF sample above to view the table of contents, preface, and sheet music.