Mozart's Four Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo gathers five central works of the horn repertoire in a G. Schirmer collection for horn and piano. The piano reductions make these orchestral works practical for lessons, recital preparation, and rehearsals with an accompanist.
Written for the natural horn of Mozart's era, the music pairs singing melodies with lively articulation and the instrument's familiar hunting-call character. The third concerto's Romanze is particularly useful for studying sustained, vocal phrasing, while its finale calls for buoyant rhythm and clear, lightly delivered figures. Modern valves make the notes more accessible, but clean attacks, dependable lip trills, and carefully shaped phrases remain important musical challenges.
The collection lets players compare Mozart's treatment of the horn across several works rather than studying a single concerto in isolation. It includes the concertos in D major and E-flat major listed below, plus the separate Concert Rondo, K. 371.
Contents:
Concert Rondo in E Flat Major (K. 371)
Concerto No. 1 in D Major (K. 412)
Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major (K. 417)
Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major (K. 447)
Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major (K. 495)
The performance below uses orchestra rather than this edition's piano reduction.
* Note: Houghton Horns is not in any way affiliated with the creators of this video. We included the video to give you a general taste of what the sheet music sounds like, but these artists' interpretation of the piece may differ from your sheet music.
Mozart's Four Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo gathers five central works of the horn repertoire in a G. Schirmer collection for horn and piano. The piano reductions make these orchestral works practical for lessons, recital preparation, and rehearsals with an accompanist.
Written for the natural horn of Mozart's era, the music pairs singing melodies with lively articulation and the instrument's familiar hunting-call character. The third concerto's Romanze is particularly useful for studying sustained, vocal phrasing, while its finale calls for buoyant rhythm and clear, lightly delivered figures. Modern valves make the notes more accessible, but clean attacks, dependable lip trills, and carefully shaped phrases remain important musical challenges.
The collection lets players compare Mozart's treatment of the horn across several works rather than studying a single concerto in isolation. It includes the concertos in D major and E-flat major listed below, plus the separate Concert Rondo, K. 371.
Contents:
Concert Rondo in E Flat Major (K. 371)
Concerto No. 1 in D Major (K. 412)
Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major (K. 417)
Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major (K. 447)
Concerto No. 4 in E Flat Major (K. 495)
The performance below uses orchestra rather than this edition's piano reduction.
* Note: Houghton Horns is not in any way affiliated with the creators of this video. We included the video to give you a general taste of what the sheet music sounds like, but these artists' interpretation of the piece may differ from your sheet music.