2 Concert Etudes Op. 1

SKU: FG.55011-774-7

ISBN 9790550117747.

Tomm i Hyytinen (DMus, Finnish horn player and pedagogue) writes about this collections:

I composed these 30 Etudes for Low Horn to be at the same time instructive and at the same time fun and interesting to play. The etudes consist similar technical challenges than a low horn player confronts in orchestra. The etudes also encompass many of the technical challenges that a horn player encounters in chamber music and in solo repertoire, especially since many of the touring soloists in the 18th and 19th centuries were Cor-Basse players. Some of these etudes are not the most serious in nature in the horn literature, but nevertheless they challenge and develop the playing technique in wide variety of ways. The ambitus of the etudes is very virtuosic, encompassing almost four octaves. Some of the etudes are more melodic and concentrate in lyrical phrasing, legato-playing, sound and intonation, others contain technically tricky passages, articulations and fingerings. Rhythmic accuracy and ‘finding the groove' is of utmost importance in all of the etudes. The etudes develop the sound and control of the low register of the horn and flexibility between the registers. These 30 Concert Etudes work as individual pieces or as a set of pieces. You can for example choose a set of etudes and perform them in a concert or matinée. I hope you have as much fun practising and playing these etudes as I had composing them..

SKU: GH.GE-11547

ISBN 979-0-070-11547-6. A4 inches.

Drawing from the same tradition of Concert etudes as Brouwer, Diego-Pujol and Villa-Lobos - and perhaps even Sor, Bo Hanssons's 5 etudes are a fine example a compositions that blend both musical perfection and technical ambitions. 5 beautiful etudes meant for performances both on and off the concert stage .

Voices about 5 Etudes

The five etudes by Bo Hansson are of the same dignity and tradition as the studies by Fernando Sor. As did his predecessor, he successfully achieved these studies to suggest a complete sense of harmony and structure, completely in accordance with contemporary music. The musical and technical aims are clearly presented to the classical guitarist and offer great opportunity to develop ones own ability. I warmly recommend these beautiful pieces to any guitarist.
Eric Lammers, MSC, Guitarist

B o Hansson's 5 etudes is a welcome contribution to the guitar repertoire. These well-composed etudes are not only technical etudes in a traditional sense - they are beautiful, idiomatic pieces which incorporates many ingenious and exciting exercises. I am confident they will be regularly played - both for practising and in concerts. Warmly recommended!
Ja n-Olof Eriksson
Professor in Guitar Department of Music and Media
Lulea University of Technology, Sweden

SKU: HL.48185251

UPC: 888680860066. 8.5x11 inches.

“Amer ican composer, trombonist, conductor and teacher, David Uber (b. 1921) is a virtuoso performer on the Trombone, as well as a popular music professor. His Concert Etudes remain significant for Tuba and Bass Trombone players. Uber's Concert Etudes were compiled in 1984 and address advanced musical techniques, including unusual time signatures, complex rhythms, accidentals, variations in performance directions, breath control, unusual intervals, complex key signatures, ornamentation and articulation, amongst other aspects. For all advanced Tuba and Bass Trombone players, Uber's Concert Etudes ensure progressive technical studies.&rdquo.