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1 Purpose

2 Status of Related Research

3 Methodology

6 II. HORN EXCERPTS FROM TRANSCRIPTIONS OF ORCHESTRAL WORKS

9 Malcolm Arnold, Four Scottish Dances

10 Malcolm Arnold, Tarn o'

Shanter

13 Hector Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture

15 Leonard Bernstein, Overture to Candide

17 Leonard Bernstein, Profanationfrom Jeremiah Symphony No.

1 20 Dudley Buck, Festival Overture on the American National Air the Star Spangled Banner

22 Percy Grainger, Arrival Platform Humlet

25 Howard Hanson, Symphony No.

2 28 Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, Overture to

1812 30 III. HORN EXCERPTS FROM ORIGINAL WORKS FOR CONCERT BAND

32 James Barnes, Fantasy Variations on Themes ofNiccolo Paganini

33 James Barnes, Symphony No.

3 36 Mark Camphouse, Watchman Tell Us of the Night

40 Aaron Copland, Fanfarefor the Common Man

43 IV James Curnow, Lochinvar

45 Percy Grainger, Children'

s March

47 Percy Grainger, Colonial Song

49 Percy Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy

51 John Heins, Overturefor Band

53 David Holsinger, To Tame the Perilous Skies

55 Gustav Hoist, First Suite in E-flat

57 Joseph W. Jenkins, American Overturefor Band

60 Andreas Makris, Aegean Festival Overture

62 Nicholas Maw, American Games

64 Philip Sparke, Dance Movements

68 Claude T. Smith, Eternal Father, Strong to Save

70 Claude T. Smith, Festival Variations

72 Frank Ticheli, Postcard

74 IV. SUMMARY, SUGGESTIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS

77 BIBLIOGRAPHY

81 APPENDIX A. TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS

88 APPENDIX B. REQUESTED LITERATURE BY TYPE IN ORDER BY COMPOSER

90 V

1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A growing number of horn players are opting to perform in military bands located throughout the world. A majority of these performance positions are earned through a rigorous audition process, especially for membership in the premier military bands. The music required for these auditions often includes solos, etudes, various orchestral excerpts, and standard band excerpts.1 A sight- reading component of the audition frequently consists of excerpts taken from the concert band repertoire, and in some cases, accounts for fifty percent of the audition.2 Horn players, as well as many other instrumentalists, frequently have difficulty locating and acquiring the material for such auditions. With the exception of band literature, the necessary solo and etude materials, as well as

1 The excerpts deemed standard literature for the purposes of this study include compositions requested by military band audition committees, as well as other compositions that are considered to be recognized staples of the literature, of substantive artistic merit, distinguished by historical importance, or contemporary works which have been enthusiastically received.

2 Personal correspondence with Philip Kryzywicki, section horn member of the Air Force Band,

18 January 2005.

2 orchestral excerpt books, are readily available through numerous music publishers. Band excerpts, however, typically are found in either university or public school band libraries and may not be as accessible. Musicians often must resort to making photocopies or undertake an expensive task of purchasing the set of score and parts. An excerpt book similar to those available to orchestral players is needed by horn students, teachers, and professionals to aid in the development of style, technique, and sight-reading ability for success in a professional concert band setting. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the concert band literature frequently requested by the military bands. This document serves as a resource and pedagogical aid for horn players seeking positions in the premier military organizations and for applied music teachers. In addition, many of these works are unfamiliar to collegiate horn teachers. Thus, this document is intended to increase awareness of the concert band literature and to become a teaching aid in many collegiate horn performance programs.