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This week we will focus in on the topic of the natural horn in the solo and chamber works of Mozart, Haydn, and more.
A popular instrument
We have a relatively short introductory reading on the topic:
Read that article for more (especially also read into the links on Mozart and Rosetti), and the listening this week will focus on —
- Haydn, J.: Concerto No. 1 in D; Concerto No. 2 in D
- Mozart: Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412; Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, K. 417; Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K 447; Concerto No. 4 in E-flat, K. 495; Concert Rondo; Quintet for horn and strings, K. 407; and more!
Besides the article linked above and the articles linked from it, see also these related articles:
- The “Other
” Rondo of Mozart I - News Flash from 1990: The Concert Rondo now has Sixty More Measures
- The Words to Mozart 4:3 (Flanders & Swann)
- Horn History Update: The Real Story on Joseph Leitgeb
Next week the focus will be orchestral works, in particular the topic of modern performance of some of the more “extreme” works of the Classical literature seen on orchestral concerts today, such as the Symphony No. 31 of Haydn and the Symphony No. 29 of Mozart.
Continue in Horn Repertoire Course
This is week 7 of a fourteen week course in horn repertoire, the second semester of a broad overview of horn repertoire, performance, and pedagogy. The introductory article is here, and the series is presented for the educational purposes of our readers.
