24 Horn Trios, Op. 82 is a collection of
horn
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*Horn (acoustic), a conical or bell shaped aperture used to guide sound
** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments
*Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ...
trios composed by
Anton Reicha
Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best reme ...
. The trios are scored for 3
horns or 2 horns and a
bassoon
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. The work was published in Paris before 1815 (the exact date of publication is unknown) and is well established in the horn repertoire today.
Reicha was a
flautist in his youth and composed a large number of works for wind instruments, among which were duos, trios and quartets for wind ensembles. Compositions for several identical instruments were apparently a particular favorite, as witnessed by, for example, flute quartets Op. 12 and Op. 27, or Variations for two flutes Op. 20. The trios of Op. 82 are part of this trend, and also reflect Reicha's interest in
pedagogy,
[Olga Zuckerová. Liner notes for "Antonín Reicha: Trios for French Horns, Op. 82", Zdeněk Tylšar, Bedřich Tylšar, Zdeněk Divoký (horns). Supraphon 11 1446-2] as well as his affinity for
counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradi ...
. The collection is divided into four parts, six trios each. Numerous genres and forms are represented: there are
canonic trios and a full-fledged
fugue
In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...
, a set of
variations
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Science and mathematics
* Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon
* Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individuals ...
, dances such as
minuet and
musette
Musette may refer to:
Music
* Musette de cour, or baroque musette, a musical instrument of the bagpipe family
* Musette bechonnet, a type of French bagpipe
* Musette bressane, a type of French bagpipe
* Oboe musette, or piccolo oboe, the smallest ...
,
character pieces and short technical exercises or jokes such as Trio No. 15, subtitled ''Tritonus'', in which the upper voice is restricted to using only the three tones.
List of trios
* 1er Livraison:
** Trio No. 1, Tempo di
Minuetto
** Trio No. 2,
Musétte. Allegro
** Trio No. 3, Adagio
** Trio No. 4, Menuetto. Trio
** Trio No. 5, Introduction. Adagio. Allegro
** Trio No. 6,
Canon à 3. Tempo di minuetto
* 2ème Livraison:
** Trio No. 7, Variations on the air ''Charmante Gabrielle''. Andante. Variations 1–4
** Trio No. 8, Canon à 2. Andante
** Trio No. 9,
Rondeau. Allegro
** Trio No. 10, Allegro
** Trio No. 11, Allegro
** Trio No. 12, Menuetto. Moderato assai. Trio
* 3ème Livraison:
** Trio No. 13, Allegro
** Trio No. 14, Menuetto. Allegro assai. Trio
** Trio No. 15, ''Tritonus''. Allegretto
** Trio No. 16, Mouvement de
Marche
** Trio No. 17, Lento. Allegro
** Trio No. 18,
Fugue
In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...
. Allegro
* 4ème Livraison:
** Trio No. 19, Lento
** Trio No. 20,
Contrepoint double à l'Octave. Allegretto
** Trio No. 21, Allegro
** Trio No. 22, Lento sostenuto. Allegro spiritoso
** Trio No. 23, Menuetto grazioso. Trio
** Trio No. 24, ''Finale''. Allegro scherzando
Recordings
* ''Antonín Reicha: Trios for French Horns, Op. 82'' (recorded 1988, released 1991). Zdeněk Tylšar, Bedřich Tylšar, Zdeněk Divoký (horns). Supraphon 11 1446-2
* ''Anton Reicha: 24 Trios pour trois cors, Op. 82'' (1999). Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten (horns). DG, catalogue number MDG 605 0864-2
See also
*
List of compositions by Anton Reicha
This article lists compositions by Anton Reicha. At present there exists no definitive catalogue of the composer's works, and his music, for the most part, has yet to be studied by scholars. Two principal work lists exist: one by Olga Šotolová i ...
*
List of compositions for horn
This is a selected list of musical compositions that feature a prominent part for the natural horn or the French horn, sorted by era and then by composer.
Baroque
*Johann Sebastian Bach
** Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
*Johan ...
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Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best reme ...