Air Poétique for Horn and Band

Score only

1 Condensed Score - 1 Solo - 8 Flute - 2 Oboe - 2 Bassoon - 1 Clarinet Eb - 5 Clarinet I - 5 Clarinet II - 5 Clarinet III - 1 Alto Clarinet Eb - 1 Bass Clarinet - 1 Soprano Saxophone - 4 Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 1 Flugelhorn Eb - 3 Flugelhorn I - 2 Flugelhorn II - 1 Flugelhorn III - 3 Trumpet I - 3 Trumpet II - 3 Trumpet III - 2 Horn I + II F/Eb - 2 Horn III + IVF/Eb - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Baritone C - 4 Baritone Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC/TC) - 4 Tuba C - 1 Stringbass - 2 Drums - 1 Glockenspiel

The composer was so impressed by the beautiful playing of the young German hornplayer Matthias Berg that he wrote this poetic and imaginative melody. Many hornplayers all over the world have it on their repertoire.