SKU: PR.114409150

UPC: 680160013876. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Composed for the Eastman Horn Choir, which commissioned the work as a fanfare to premiere at the 25th Annual Convention of the International Horn Society. A slow, stately opening leads to a joyous second section based on the famous tune of Brahms’ horn trio.
“Brahmsiana” is dedicated to the Eastman Horn Choir and its director Peter Kurau, who commissioned it as a fanfare for the start of the 25th annual convention of the International Horn Society.  It was written in February 1997 and premiered at the convention that June.  A slow, stately opening reminiscent of a French Overture (because of its dotted rhythms) leads to a joyous second section based on the famous tune of the Brahms Horn Trio.  This tune is exploited until it has played itself out, and giving way to a shortened version of the opening, which is combined with one of the contrapuntal themes stemming from the main body of the work. —Samuel Adler.