Published in Decemeber 2024 at AvA Musical Editions
This suite for horn and piano is dedicated to Katharina Hauf, winner of the Matosinhos International Competition 2024.
I - Sharp-Flat Paradox
This movement was born from the idea, “is it possible to write a short piece using only sharps and flats?”. Thus, the horn part contains only sharps and flats, following their respective order.
II - Seventh Rêverie
In this movement, the horn presents a melody with an improvised character, while the piano plays different major seventh chords, following the circle of fifths. The section from measures 11-16 features a written improvisation following the circle of fifths and can be repeated ad libitum with real-time improvisation.
Support files for the improvisation: irealb • pdf• m4a
III - Overtone Groove
This movement also has an improvised character, but this time with swing. Instead of chord symbols, fingerings corresponding to harmonic series following the circle of fifths are presented. The F13 and F123 series were deliberately excluded as they would be too out of tune. In these measures, the piano takes the lead in the groove. In the repetition of measures 5-16, improvisation is invited: just improvise using the indicated fingerings and everything will fall into place!
Support files for the improvisation: irealb • pdf • m4a
IV - Hunting
Finally, a movement inspired by hunting music, with fast passages where you only need to move one finger.
In short, this is a small suite exploring idiomatic writing for the instrument. I hope you enjoy it!
