PDF version
Composer:
Hollomon
Year Composed:
1999
Availability:
Not Available
Sheet Music Format:
A4, Score (10) & parts (4x2 = 8, one pair of horns on each part)
Approximate Duration:
4
Technical Difficulty:
Medium
Structure/Movements:
One movement.
In a very solemn and noble character
Clefs:
Treble, bass
Key signatures:
None
Meters:
C, 2/4, 5/4
Range:
Horn 1: c1 - b2
Horn 2: b - g2
Horn 3: bb - f2
Horn 4: bb - c2
Horn 5: f# - eb2
Horn 6: f# - d2
Horn 7: Gb - eb1
Horn 8: Gb - e1
Performance Notes:
Elegy is a work with both tonal and bi-tonal parts, with horns 1 & 2 providing the main melody, horns 5 & 6 the counter-melody, horns 3 & 4 the accompaniment figure, and horns 7 & 8 the bass. Enclosed by the main theme (at the beginning and the end) is a “meno mosso” section built on a tone clash (bb1 and c2), an ascending legato figure, and a muted solo in the first horn.
More information on Samuel Hollomon, and samples of some of his other works can be found on the TRN Music Publisher website.
Credits:
Access to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)