Armida is an 1817 opera seria by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. The story, roughly based on scenes from Gerusalemme liberata (1551) by Torquato Tasso, is set at the end of the First Crusade (1096-1099). The very concise overture begins in D-minor with a processional march and is followed by a very joyful, jubilant Allegro in D-major. The original introduction consists of a number of virtuosic variations for the horn section of the orchestra. The fanfare-like main theme in the following Allegro provided an extra reason to arrange the entire piece for horn ensemble.
For 6 horns in F - score 8 p. & parts
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) was deeply rooted in the religious traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. He set the Ave Maria to music three times during his l..
For 2 horns - score 13 p.
The present collection of horn duets is based on miscellaneous movements from operas and oratorios by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759). The first five pieces are taken fro..
For horn in D and organ (cembalo, piano) score 6 p., horn part
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) composed his "magical" opera Amadigi di Gaula in 1715. Noteworthy is Amadigi's aria from the third ac..
For horn in F and organ, score 3 p., horn part
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) wrote a considerable amount of church music in the Anglican tradition. His paraphrase of the German hymn Jesu me..
For 6 horns in F - score 6 p. & parts
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy wrote an enormous amount of exquisite vocal music in his short life. The song Der Jäger Abschied (Farewell of the Hunters) O..
For horn in F and piano - score 5 p., horn part
Robert Schumann was very attracted to the supernatural, gothic elements in the work of English poet Lord Byron and felt a strong kinship with the prota..
For 7 horns in F - score 8 p. & parts
The Wunderhorn songs of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) are among his most performed pieces; however, the song Nicht Wiedersehen! (We shall never see one another a..
For brass ensemble - score 48 p. & parts. In the audio sample, you can listen to excerpts from this piece.
The Piano Sonata that Wagner composed in the summer of 1853 is a lesser-known work ..
For horn in E (F) and organ, score 8 p., horn part in E and part in F for less advanced players.
The Belgian/French composer César Franck (Liège, 1822 – Paris, 1890) is best known today for his&..
For 12 horns or more - score 47 p. & parts.
Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser is based on a 16th-century legend: knight Tannhäuser, out of remorse, leaves the cave of the goddess of love Venus an..
For brass ensemble - score 14 p. & parts.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1863-1867) is Richard Wagner's only comic opera among his mature music dramas. Set in 16th-century Nuremberg, the story d..
First performance edition, for 4 horns in F - score 4 p. & parts.
Andante & Jagdstück are based on several sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven, which are housed in the British Library in London...
For 5 horns in E (F) - score 4 p. & parts.
In the oeuvre of Richard Strauss (1864-1949), the horn plays a prominent role. His father, Franz Strauss (1822-1905), was a famous horn player in his ti..
For 2 horns - score 7 p.
The German music theorist Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783) is primarily renowned for his role as the collector and publisher of numerous organ works by his teacher Johan..
For 5 horns in E (F) - score 4 p. & parts.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was a great admirer of the works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. For many years, he was fascinated by the poems in Goethe’s ha..