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 and travels with a large group of pilgrims to Rome to ask the pope for forgiveness. The pope refuses, but thanks to St Elisabeth's willingness to sacrifice, the opera ends with his redemption. This concert paraphrase is based on the major pilgrim scenes; the count's hunting party serves as an interlude. Wagner's original instrumentation for 12 horns of the hunting scene forms the basis for this arrangement. The ensemble is divided into three quartets. The third quartet can be performed by four wagnertubas ad lib. The second quartet can be augmented in the concluding Pilgrims’ chorus at will; the hunting music comes out best when played by a second 12-headed horn group back stage. In this form, the work was performed at its premiere in Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw aan het IJ in 2007.
In the world of horn and brass ensemble music from the 18th and 19th centuries, original high-quality ensemble repertoire appears to be scarce. Additionally, students and advanced amateurs are rarely given the opportunity to perform important Romantic symphonic works by Bruckner, Mahler etc. and Wagner's great operas in their original versions. Orchestral part studies with only the original parts, and above all, a lot of rest are not always inspiring. For this reason, throughout his extensive career as a horn pedagogue, Herman Jeurissen wrote a considerable number of arrangements. These include shorter compositions by the great masters, allowing for an accessible introduction to their style and writing.
For 4 horns in F - score 4 p. & parts
Anton Bruckner composed the Festkantate Preiset den Herrn, lobsingt seinem heiligen Namen in 1862. The choral part from this work was arranged at the beginni..
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 trombone and organ - score 3 p., trombone part
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) wrote a considerable amount of church music in the Anglican tradition. His paraphrase of the German hymn Jes..
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 E-flat and organ (piano) - score 9 p., horn part
This edition of 2 Concert Studies for horn and organ (piano) is based on two of the four Solfeggios (1782-1783) that Wolfgang Amadeus Moza..
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 6 horns in F - score 12 p., horn parts
Armida is an 1817 opera seria by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. The story, roughly based on scenes from Gerusalemme liberata (1551) by Torquato Tasso, ..
First performance edition of an orignal sketch, for 4-part horn choir - score 4 p. & parts.
Around 1790, Ludwig van Beethoven extensively sketched harmonic variations on the Gregorian m..
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 horn in E-flat and piano - score 9 p. and horn parts
Rossini's opera L'Italiana in Algeri has as subject the flight from Algiers of the enslaved Lindoro and his beloved Isabella. Lindoro'..
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..
This piece is offered complimentary with the purchase of another work in the Collection Herman Jeurissen. The score and parts of Aequale & Steiermärker are available for digital delivery only..
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..