Lowell E. Shaw's Fripperies, Volume 4 brings four contrasting, jazz-flavored miniatures to the horn quartet. This Hornists' Nest edition contains Nos. 13-16: Something Old, Something in Two, Some Things Borrowed, and Something Blue. Their character ranges from soft-shoe and vaudeville-inspired motion to a more relaxed closing number, giving a quartet several distinct moods within one collection.
Shaw conceived the Fripperies as an opportunity for four horns to swing without a separate rhythm section. The pulse therefore depends on the players themselves: accompaniment figures, melodic entries, and articulations must connect clearly so the music keeps moving. The humor works best when the ensemble is precise rather than casual.
These pieces offer a change of style for a horn-studio concert or an informal chamber performance, and can be useful for rehearsing shared pulse, balance, and light articulation. The set includes a score and parts for four horns; it is not the separate bass-clef transcription.
Lowell E. Shaw's Fripperies, Volume 4 brings four contrasting, jazz-flavored miniatures to the horn quartet. This Hornists' Nest edition contains Nos. 13-16: Something Old, Something in Two, Some Things Borrowed, and Something Blue. Their character ranges from soft-shoe and vaudeville-inspired motion to a more relaxed closing number, giving a quartet several distinct moods within one collection.
Shaw conceived the Fripperies as an opportunity for four horns to swing without a separate rhythm section. The pulse therefore depends on the players themselves: accompaniment figures, melodic entries, and articulations must connect clearly so the music keeps moving. The humor works best when the ensemble is precise rather than casual.
These pieces offer a change of style for a horn-studio concert or an informal chamber performance, and can be useful for rehearsing shared pulse, balance, and light articulation. The set includes a score and parts for four horns; it is not the separate bass-clef transcription.