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The Four Duets were written by Kerry Turner for himself and Kristina Mascher-Turner (the Virtuoso Horn Duo) for their own performances. Movements may be performed separately or as a suite. Titles of t...

Quartet Nr. 2 “Americana” Opus 10 by Kerry Turner The Quartet Nr, 2 for horns, Opus 10, was composed in Luxembourg in 1988 for the American Horn Quartet*. After the undeniable success of his Quartet N...

Twas a Dark and Stormy Night… was composed in the winter of 1987. My inspiration came from a book of the same title. It was a compilation of short stories that were entered in a literature competition...

A three movement work which has become standard recital repertoire all over the world.

Scales, arpeggios, slurs, attacks, interval skips, extreme high and low register playing, and extreme loud and soft dynamics are the usual routine elements of most professional hornists’ warmups. Inde...

Nine different works for solo horn by Kerry Turner. The movements are: 1. Phantom Shanties 2. La Entrada de los Caballeros 3. Crossing Union Square 4. The Hunt of the Cheetah 5. La Viuda de Salamanca...

Francois Couperin was born into one of the best known musical families of Europe. Couperin's four volumes of harpsichord music, published in Paris contain over 230 individual pieces, which can be play...

This beautifully presented volume includes some of Kerry Turner’s finest works for horn solo, duo, and trio. It will become a treasured addition to any collection. This is a collection of pieces that...

The Ariettes Oubliées are a song cycle composed by Claude Debussy, based on poems by Paul Verlaine. They were written between 1885 and March 1887, primarily in Rome in 1886, and are dedicated to the s...

The Six Suites for Solo Cello by Johan-Sebastian Bach are a pinnacle of cello literature. So much so that they have been adapted for all instruments. There are at least three different versions for th...

Composer’s Notes Note on the horn part: Since the range of this piece is restricted to the middle and low registers, I have taken advantage of the ability of the valves using the shorter horns (= Bb s...

Twas a Dark and Stormy Night… was composed in the winter of 1987. My inspiration came from a book of the same title. It was a compilation of short stories that were entered in a literature competition...

Ricardo Matosinhos dedicated these duos to Lindsey Stoker when he composed them in July 2015 in order to celebrate their first meeting as guests at the 24th Interpretation Horn Courses in Brevnov, Pra...

Cabeza de Vaca This composition is a musical impression of the book “La relación y comentarios”. This translates as “The Account and Commentaries”, written by the famous explorer and anthropologist Al...

1. "Le Petite Nègre" by Claude Debussy arranged by Kerry Turner 2. "Rêverie" by Claude Debussy arranged by Kerry Turner 3. "La Soirée dans Grenade" by Claude Debussy arranged by Geoffrey Winter The Am...

1. "Pavane pour une Infante défunte" by Maruice Ravel arranged by Kerry Turner 2. "Tarantelle Styrienne" by Claude Debussy arranged by Geoffrey Winter Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was the foremost of th...

Walter Perkins was born in England in 1944 and moved to the United States in 1952, living in Rochester, New York. His musical education includes trumpet study from the age of 11, a Bachelor of Science...

Composed in the summer of 1987, this piece won First Prize in the International Horn Society Composition Contest. This work was originally meant to fill a gap in the horn quartet lierature: a 20th cen...

The "Fanfare for Barcs" was written in 1989 for the American Horn Quartet to commemorate their overwhelming success at the 4th International Philip Jones Brass Chamber Music Competition in Barcs, Hung...

Carmen is probably the most popular opera of all times. It is the most performed of all operas, with a universal appeal that transcends cultures and generations. It has been the most filmed opera in h...

A single movement work for intermediate quartet by the Italian Horn professor, Luigi L'Abbate. Playable by high school quartet.

1. Sinfonia 11 BWV 798 by J. S. Bach arr. by Kerry Turner 2. Fugue Nr. 16 BWV 885 from the Well Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach arr. by Geoffrey Winter 3. Fugue Nr. 20 BWV 865 from the Well Tempered Cl...

Quartet version of the horn octet made famous by the AHQ and Horn Section of the New York Philharmonic. Based on the well known folk song “Barbara Allen”. Playable by college quartets.