Solo Training Duets for Horns by James Boldin is appropriate for high school through professional horn players.

In this unique volume, seven of the most popular solo works for horn are written in duet form as an innovative means to help students develop a deeper understanding of the music. Solo Training Duets help students develop better rhythmic integrity, improve accuracy and intonation, enhance tone/sound concept, heighten concepts of style and phrasing, and achieve a greater awareness of the accompaniment. In each duet, the solo and accompaniment passages are evenly divided. Though pedagogical in nature, these duets are also suitable for recital performances. The duets include:

Romance by Camille Saint-Saëns

Rêverie by Alexander Glazunov

Nocturno by Franz Strauss

Concerto in E-flat by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (versions for horn in F and in E-flat)

Morceau de Concert, Op. 94 by Camille Saint-Saëns

Villanelle by Paul Dukas

Concerto in D by Georg Philipp Telemann (versions for horn in F and in D)

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“With this truly creative book of 'Solo Training Duets,' James Boldin adds yet another useful and enjoyable new dimension to the repertoire for advancing horn students. His clever and effective manipulation and extraction of the melodic and harmonic materials found in the piano and orchestral scores of seven of the most popular horn solos provides us the fun of duet playing. And in doing so, we learn significant compositional content, expanding our understanding and appreciation for these important composers’ intentions. Thank you, James, for this innovative contribution, and for continuing to make the art and the act of horn playing ever more enjoyable.” - Douglas Hill, Emeritus Professor of Horn, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974-2011)

"Horn teachers will find these duets to be extremely practical materials. The solo voice is split between the two parts of these duets, calling on players to both lead and match each other in the solo lines. At the same time, any pair of horn players reasonably familiar with the underlying solos will find these duets to simply be fun to play. Be ready for a workout on some of our best horn literature in a new light, as duets." - John Ericson, Arizona State University

91 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand

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Solo Training for Horn is a companion book to this volume. Click here to order the Solo Training Bundle for Horn containing both books at a discount.