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Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?
No. 44 • 1983 Digitized

Part 3

Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?

Deliberate divisions

Improvisation, articulation and ornament were once inseparable: Peter Damm recovers an 18th-century horn practice later narrowed by increasingly precise notation.

By Peter Damm

History Repertoire Ornaments Improvisation Articulation
No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Francis Orval, A heart for the horn

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 113 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

The Horn Concerti of W. A. Mozart

By Herman Jeurissen

History
No. 89 • 1995 Awaiting digitization

The Hunting Horn "à la Dampierre"

Reconstruction of the most original baroque hunting horn

By Uwe Bartels

History Equipment
No. 113 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

Horn-Festival Detmold 2000

Michael Höltzel's farewell

By Peter Steidle

Event
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Toulon 1992 - Horn

17th International Contest of the Music Festival

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
Bach and the Others
No. 119 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 1

Bach and the Others

Eighteenth-Century Trumpeter-Hornists

From Bach’s Leipzig cantatas to the Stadtpfeifer tradition, trumpet and horn emerge as interchangeable tools within a remarkably versatile musical profession.

By Edward H. Tarr

History
No. 70 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Neruda's Concerto for Horn (or trumpet)

By Edward H. Tarr

Repertoire
Holger Fransman
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Special Finland

Holger Fransman

Finnish Horn Player and Teacher

Holger Fransman remembers the Vienna that shaped his horn playing, the rise of musical education in Finland, and encounters with Sibelius.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 117 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Porcia 2001

12th International “Citta’ di Porcia” competition - Horn

By Javier Bonet Manrique

Competition
No. 96 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

The horn in Bulgaria

Interview with Stojan Karaivanov

By Vassil Todorov

Report Encounters
Free
No. 25 • 1979 Digitized

Dreams and wishes

Things I would like to see happen concerning the horn and horn playing

A set of proposals for the future of the horn: Jeffrey Agrell addresses editions, pedagogy, instruments, and repertoire—from Mozart to contemporary practice.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment Repertoire Ideas Contemporary Music Orchestral playing
Meeting with Ib Lansky-Otto Free
No. 11 • 1975 Digitized

Meeting with Ib Lansky-Otto

“You cannot explain music — you have to play it.” A rare and elusive encounter with horn player Ib Lansky-Otto.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
The Midwinter Horn Free
No. 37 • 1982 Digitized

The Midwinter Horn

De Midwinterhoorn

A Christmas horn tradition from eastern Netherlands preserves ancient construction, ritual and performance, linking rural practice with Leopold Mozart's Sinfonia pastorella.

By Herman Jeurissen

History Society Historical instruments Instrument making Sociology
No. 78 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

The American Horn Quartet

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 122 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

Bruno Schneider

For the love of Music!

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?
No. 43 • 1983 Digitized

Part 2

Ornaments in 18th-century Horn Concertos?

Essential ornaments

Natural horn technique left little room for excess: Peter Damm sets 18th-century ornamentation against the practical limits of range, style and notation.

By Peter Damm

Repertoire History Ornaments Interpretation Articulation
On the question of articulation in the horn concertos by W. A. Mozart Free
No. 22 • 1978 Digitized

On the question of articulation in the horn concertos by W. A. Mozart

How should Mozart really sound? Peter Damm questions traditional editions and reveals how articulation—often missing—must be rebuilt through style, listening, and musical judgment.

By Peter Damm

Repertoire Technique Articulation Interpretation
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Giovanni Puzzi: a yardstick for horn playing in 19th century Britain

By Bradley Strauchen

History Encounters
No. 121 • 2003 Awaiting digitization

The unpublished horn file...

By Uwe Uustalu, Uwe Bartels, Stephan Katte

History
No. 93 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

Porcia 1995

6th international competition for young concert hornists

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Prague 1997 celebration of young talents?

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

The Future of the Past

Interview with Richard Seraphinoff, player, teacher and horn maker

By Jeffrey Agrell

Equipment
Horn singing
No. 10 • 1975 Digitized

Horn singing

Earl S. Saxton advocates a “singing” approach to horn playing, emphasizing tone production through vibration, breath control and vocal-inspired technique.

By Earl S. Saxton

Technique Breathing Sound
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