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Composer:
Basler, Paul
Year Composed:
1986
Availability:
Commercial
Publisher:
RM Williams Publishing
Year Published:
1998
Sheet Music Format:
A4, Score (8) & parts (4x3=12)
Approximate Duration:
5
Technical Difficulty:
Medium
Structure/Movements:
3 pieces:
I Celebration (15 April 1982)
II Chorale (20 June 1984)
III Psalm (30 June 1986)
Clefs:
Treble, bass
Key signatures:
None
Meters:
4/4, 3/4, 2/4
Range:
Horn 1: bb - g2
Horn 2: g - f2
Horn 3: f - g2
Horn 4: c - b1
Horn 2: g - f2
Horn 3: f - g2
Horn 4: c - b1
Performance Notes:
Paul Basler’s Three pieces are tonal settings in the style of their respective titles. “Celebration” is a not too quick fanfare-like opening, with am alternation of loud, bold and quiet, lyrical passages. The 2nd movement is a predominantly homo-rhythmic chorale, with more advanced harmonic writing than the first. The final movement, “Psalm”, is again chorale-like, with more rhythmic variation though, mainly in the first part.
The harmonic language is tonal throughout, and with the range and tempi limited, this is a work accessible to most horn quartets.
Credits:
Access to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)