Composers
of Solo Repertoire for Horn
This page contains biographical information on prominent
composers of solo repertoire for the horn that are
available online. There are of course non-online (nonline?)
sources that should be consulted if available, a.k.a. books
and magazines (especially: The Horn Call)
[This page is under development - it's going to take time
to amass the information and links.]
Information on Composers:
Dolmetsch Online - Composer
Biographies - vast resource of composer
biographies. Includes a large number of excellent
links to complementary information.
Naxos - composer information -
large number of composers listed; not every one has a
bio
Classical Composers (from Music
Resources on the Internet)
Music Library Association Obituary
Index
Gaylord Music Library Necrology
ClassicalNet - Composers &
works
Classical Navigator: Composers
Classical Archives: Composers
Classical Composers Archives -
composer info by country; includes "Today's Musical
History", Calendar, Timelines (by century), Birth
years, Classical Masters, Opera Masters
Living Composers Project
MOLA Composer Links
PBS Composer Bios
Classical Composers
Biographies
Women Composers - links to women composers and
performers (incl. jazz & pop)
Women Composers (II) - database of women composers
whose works have been recorded on CD
Composer's Index - Women
Composers (simple list with birth/death dates)
Composers Bureau Online
- contemporary American
composers
Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged
Dictionary of Composers - bio info on 500+ composers;
biographical essays, links, links to books, CDs and
sheet music, timeline, opera timeline, birthdays,
posters, gift shop.
Classical Composers
Database
Composer
Timeline
Composer Timelines - downloadable timelines of major
composers 1100-present in pdf and text formats.
Composer Birthdays - who has the same birthday as you?
Classical Notes - A collection of program notes on
composers and pieces. Not a huge collection, but some
useful information here (e.g. where else will you find
something about Alan Abbott, composer of "Alla Caccia"?)
Biography.com - has bio sketches about just about
everyone who's anyone, including classical composers
Videos (biographical films) of famous
composers
Composer
Biographies
Donemus - Dutch
Composers
Composers - Links to 165 composers of all eras
from the Indiana University School of Music Library.
Scroll down for links to lists of composers.
Unknown Composers - A list of links to underrated and/or
lesser known composers and masterpieces and those who
may be difficult to find much bio info on.
A Guide to Musical Program Notes &
Analyses
A list of sources to program note research. Includes a list
of Library of Congress class numbers for books descriptive
of various genres, e.g. MT92 are guides to the music of
individual composers.
Don't neglect other online sources that may be available
through your local music library (subscriptions), such as
Groves Online.
And there's always Google (and other search engines) and
Wikipedia.
Composers for Horn + (sample of) works for
horn
Abbott, Alan (*1926) - Alla Caccia
for Horn & Piano
Adler, Samuel (*1928) - Sonata for
Horn & Piano
Atterberg. Kurt (1887-1974) -
Concerto for Horn & Orchestra
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827):
Great Composers: Beethoven Part 1, Part 2, Part 3; All About Beethoven
Berge, Sigurd (1929-2002) - Horn Lokk
Borroff, Edith (*1925)
Bozza, Eugène (1905-1991)
Buyanovksy, Vitaly (1928-1993)
Bowen, York (1884-1961)
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897).
Life of Brahms [YouTube video];
Brahms: A Life in Pictures [YouTube
video]. Great Composers: Brahms Part 1
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976).
BB2, BB3
Brouwer, Margaret (*1940)
Busser, Henri (1872-1973)
Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841-1894)
Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842)
Clearfield, Andrea (*1960)
Cooke, Arnold (1906-2005)
Corrette, Michel (1707-1733)
Damase, Jean-Michel (*1928)
Danzi, Franz (1763-1826) - Sonata
in Eb major, Op. 28; woodwind quintets Op. 56, 67, 68
Dauprat, Louis-François (1781-1868)
Defaye, Jean Michel (*1932)
Desenclos, (
Desportes, Yvonne (1907-1993)
Devienne, François (1759-1803)
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)
Förster, Christoph (1693-1745)
Frackenpohl, Arthur (*1924)
Françaix, Jean (1912-1997)
Glazunov, Alexander (1856-1936)
Glière, Rheinhold (1875-1956) - Horn & Piano:
Intermezzo, Nocturne, Romance, Valse Triste; Concerto for
Horn & Orchestra
Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)
Heiden, Bernhard (1910-2000)
Hill, Douglas (*1946)
Hindemith, Paul (1895-1935)
Hummel, Bertold (1925-2002)
Jacob, Gordon, (1895-1984)
Ketting, Otto (*1935)
Koetsier, Jan (1911-2006)
Krol, Bernhard, (*1920)
Larsson, Lars-Erik (1908-1986)
Madsen, Trygve (*1940)
Mozart, W. A. (1756-1786); The Mozart Project
Musgrave, Thea (*1928)
Neuling, Hermann (1897-1967)
Persichetti, Vincent (1915-1987)
Reynolds, Verne (*1926)
Rheinberger, Joseph (1839-1901)
Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838)
Rosetti, Antonio (1750-1792)
Rossini, Giacomo (1791-1868)
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957)
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Strauss, Franz (1822-1905)
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Telemann, Georg Philip (1681-1767)
Tomasi, Henri (1901-1971)
Vignery, Jane (1913-1974)
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Wilder, Alec (1907-1980)
Vintner, Gilbert (
