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Nowadays, the level of playing required in our profession is extremely high, necessitating an impeccable technique in a wide range of situations. It is not uncommon to have a 90-minute Mahler symphony...

The story behind 13 (un)Lucky Etudes started in 2010. 12 Jazzy Etudes for Horn were published by Phoenix Music Publications. Then in 2013 Phoenix published 10 Jazzy Etudes for Horn and the 15 Low Horn...

Written for the advanced student to professional, 12 Jazzy Etudes for Horn feature different techniques that are essential to horn playing. In a fun, fanciful and whimsical style, Mr Matosinhos focuse...

10 Jazzy Etudes for Horn were written following the same idea of the “12 Jazzy Etudes for Horn”. Although not so complex, these etudes take the jazzy style idea a little further. Usually advanced etud...

A complete manual of all scales and arpeggios in all major and minor keys, offering extensive source material for embouchure building, daily warmup routines as well as basic technique. The only book o...

15 Low Horn Etudes Mr Matosinhos wrote 15 Low Horn Etudes as an extension of his series of fun etudes, this time written for low horn. Continued in the frivolous and fancy free style as the jazz etude...

The Casbah of Tetouan The Casbah of Tetouan is a tone poem for Brass Quintet composed by Kerry Turner in an arrangement for 5 horns for the American Horn Quartet. It is 12 minutes of spectacular virtu...

Soundings on the Erie Canalwas composed in 1984 and is based on the well-known American folk song "Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal". The piece is written to be light-hearted and fun rather than a seri...

Instrumentation: 3 Trumpets, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones & Tuba Adaptation of the work originally written for string orchestra but made famous in the version for 8 horns. Theme and variations of a traditiona...

The Berceuse for the Mary Rose for woodwind quintet was composed in February 2004. The inspiration for the piece came from a visit to the Mary Rose ship hall in Portsmouth, England. The composer was a...

Scales, arpeggios, slurs, attacks, interval skips, extreme high and low register playing, and extreme loud and soft dynamics are the usual routine elements of most professional hornists’ warmups. Inde...

Nine different works for solo horn by Kerry Turner. The movements are: 1. Phantom Shanties 2. La Entrada de los Caballeros 3. Crossing Union Square 4. The Hunt of the Cheetah 5. La Viuda de Salamanca...

Ricardo Matosinhos dedicated these duos to Lindsey Stoker when he composed them in July 2015 in order to celebrate their first meeting as guests at the 24th Interpretation Horn Courses in Brevnov, Pra...

Composed in the summer of 1987, this piece won First Prize in the International Horn Society Composition Contest. This work was originally meant to fill a gap in the horn quartet lierature: a 20th cen...

The American Horn Quartet, formed in 1982, features 4 award winning American hornists who perform in well known European orchestras. As individuals, members of the quartet have won prizes in competiti...

Commissioned by the horn ensemble "aHorn," composed in May, 2011 in Luxembourg The grand cathedral pipe organ has always been one of Mr. Turner's favorite instruments. The huge range of dynamics and s...

In today's musical environment, horn players find themselves performing an ever-expanding variety of musical styles. Our traditional music education system and private lessons prepare us for performin...

It's been over 50 years since hornists were first introduced to Lowell Shaw's wonderful Fripperies. Most of us have played and enjoyed them with friends and colleagues. They are something that connect...

Jazztets Set #2 focuses on the music of a single musician: Arkady Shilkloper. Throughout his career, Shilkloper continues to be a fascinating musical chameleon, with his musical evolution and developm...

Jazztets, Set #3, focuses on music from four different musicians, whose music has four different musical focuses. In each of the Jazztets 4 Horns sets, I strive to present pieces in diverse styles, wh...

In each of the Jazztets 4 Horns collections, I strive to present pieces in diverse styles, which can be categorised as jazz by today's somewhat vague definitions. Jazztets, Set #4, focuses on music fo...

A light hearted, jazzed up rendition of the old favorite. Simple in its concept and immediately playable by every intermediate level quintet. Another classic and popular arrangement by Walter Perkins.

The Hornist’s Opera & Ballet Handbook was compiled by Arthur Labar. Hornist’s Opera & Ballet Handbook is the ultimate reference book for the hornist who is preparing for auditions. It is THE reference...

In the summer of 1979, I was employed on the Mayan Ranch in Bandera, Texas, located about sixty miles south of San Antonio. It was there that I encountered all of the excitements as well as the hard w...