On 11/6/2010 2:26 PM, Steve Larsen wrote:
Ray Horton wrote:
I asked a knowledgeable horn-playing friend about your later question (which
composers started writing for F horn all the time), and he promised me a
copy if an interesting article on Brahms horn writing, so I should have more
to add. I'll just say that I have been told that, even though Brahms wrote
parts that were playable on natural horn, he probably never heard tham
played on natural horn in his lifetime. He also wrote a book of etudes for
valved horn!
The last sentence took me aback somewhat: I thought I've been through every
single one of Brahms' opus numbers and WoO and posthumous works, and I never
encountered a book of etudes for valved horn! And I can't find any mention
in New Groves.
I think your friend may be mistaken about this. Can you ask for the
specifics about the etude book? Kalmus publishes Ten Studies for Horn,
supposedly by Brahms, but I can't find any reference to it in Brahms
literature (notice that there is no mention of "Ventilhorn" or "valved horn"
in the title). Incidentally, the studies look to me like they are all
playable on natural horn, although the hand stopping would be challenging.
Everything I've learned about Brahms makes me doubt that he ever devoted
time and energy to writing etudes for valved horn!
I have a book in my library of etudes purported to be written by Brahms,
to aid a horn player who played in a local pub. I'm not in my office at
the moment, but I'll try to find it tomorrow and post more information
about it. The edition is a European one, if I remember correctly.
--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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