Stanley Woods – Hornithology (Horn Quartet with Double Bass or Tuba) – Parts Digital Download

Written for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's horn section to play at Glyndebourne parties in the early 1960's. In the early 1960's almost all English hornists played on Alexander horns, hence the title. It was composed when Beethoven's Fidelio was being performed at Glyndebourne. One famous aria in this opera features the horns, and near the end they play individual scale run ups in canon, and so for fun the composer has incorporated this in the piece.

Written for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's horn section to play at Glyndebourne parties in the early 1960's, this is an arrangement in various guises of the famous folk song De Ye Ken John Peel. Woods has added his own second subject.

Written for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's horn section to play at Glyndebourne parties in the early 1960's. In the early 1960's almost all English hornists played on Alexander horns, hence the title. It was composed when Beethoven's Fidelio was being performed at Glyndebourne. One famous aria in this opera features the horns, and near the end they play individual scale run ups in canon, and so for fun the composer has incorporated this in the piece.