Cat No. JM44527
Price £7.50
Composer: Michael Bennett
Categories: SOLOS for Horn in F, Michael Bennett Collection

In the 1960s Malcolm Arnold wrote a series of unaccompanied fantasies for the trumpet, horn,trombone and tuba. The pieces became very popular with generations of brass players. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Malcolm a few years before he died  and present him with copies of my Fantasies,  telling him his own compositions were a great influence on me. 

The Horn Fantasy is the third in a set of fantasies for brass instruments, and was first performed by Alison Murray ( RSNO ) on 3rd. of February 2003 at the Robertson Music Centre, St. Georges School for Girls, Edinburgh.

In memory of Cecil Kidd.

The opening of the horn fantasy owes much to the fantastic horn writing at the beginning of Richard Strauss’s ‘’Der Rosenkavalier’’.

The Andante that follows has the feel of a Scottish lament.

The Vivace which is a challenge to the players range and technique has in the middle section the unusual marking of ‘’alla drunk’’ which should be no problem to any self-respecting brass player.