Complete First Horn Parts to Richard Strauss's Tone Poems brings eight major orchestral works together in a Wind Music study volume. The first-horn parts are reproduced in full, retaining their original keys, transpositions, and language rather than reducing them to selected audition excerpts.
The contents are Don Juan, Macbeth, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, and Symphonia domestica.
Strauss places the horn in sharply contrasting settings. In Don Juan, the energetic theme for four horns in unison contrasts with more tender melodic writing, illustrating why this repertoire requires both projection and sensitivity. Complete parts let the player prepare those changes within the larger assignment, including rests, entrances, and pacing. The collection is intended for focused orchestral study and rehearsal preparation, ideally alongside a full score or recording. It supplies the first-horn line, not the complete horn section or orchestral score.
Here is Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche performed by full orchestra. This book contains only the first horn part.
* 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 song will sound like, but the artist's interpretation of the piece may vary from your sheet music.
Complete First Horn Parts to Richard Strauss's Tone Poems brings eight major orchestral works together in a Wind Music study volume. The first-horn parts are reproduced in full, retaining their original keys, transpositions, and language rather than reducing them to selected audition excerpts.
The contents are Don Juan, Macbeth, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, and Symphonia domestica.
Strauss places the horn in sharply contrasting settings. In Don Juan, the energetic theme for four horns in unison contrasts with more tender melodic writing, illustrating why this repertoire requires both projection and sensitivity. Complete parts let the player prepare those changes within the larger assignment, including rests, entrances, and pacing. The collection is intended for focused orchestral study and rehearsal preparation, ideally alongside a full score or recording. It supplies the first-horn line, not the complete horn section or orchestral score.
Here is Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche performed by full orchestra. This book contains only the first horn part.
* 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 song will sound like, but the artist's interpretation of the piece may vary from your sheet music.