Anthony Randall – Scherzo (Horn in F or Tenor Horn in E Flat & Piano)

London College of Music Grade 8 Exam Piece for Horn in F until further notice

Supplied with both Horn in F and Tenor Horn in E Flat parts, this is a very attractive scherzo full of technical challenges yet very playable. Requiring careful study and attention to detail it has an equally lively piano part. There is a lovely contrasting middle section before the scherzo returns, ending with a flourish up to top C. An original piece suitable for recital or contest. For schools, studios and professionals. This work was a Guildhall School of Music and Drama Grade 8 exam piece for Horn in F between 1996 and 1999, and was an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) grade 8 exam piece for Horn in F between 1998 and 2012.  It has been a London College of Music grade 8 exam piece for Horn in F since 1994.

Review: “Scherzo is another good brief (136 measures) recital piece for horn and piano in an Allegro 3/8. Anthony Randall has written an ‘Andante Con Moto’ middle section that provides just enough of a change of pace to make it work well. Range – bottom C to top C.” – The Horn Call November 1995

Biography

Randall, Anthony

Born in Neath, South Wales, Anthony Randall graduated from the University of Wales, Cardiff with an Honours Music Degree. He was awarded a scholarship to study horn, conducting and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. There followed a distinguished career as a horn player with the major London orchestras and solo performances in London, Aldeburgh, Edinburgh and Lucerne. He has conducted the Royal Philharmonic, the National Philharmonic and the English Chamber Orchestras, the London Mozart Players and more than two hundred broadcasts for the BBC, some of which included his own compositions and arrangements. Recordings include Mozart's 21st piano concerto with pianist Earl Wild and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and, for the film 'Duet for One' Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with Nigel Kennedy and the Sinfonia of London. From 1983 to 1996 he was Professor of Horn and Head of Brass at the London College of Music, and in 2001 retired from the Royal Military School of Music Kneller Hall where he was Professor of Horn for eleven years.