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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Junior and Senior Recitals Concert and Recital Programs 11-2-2019 Kearsten Byerley, Senior Horn Recital Kearsten Byerley Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/junior_and_senior_recitals  Part of the Music Performance Commons This Program is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Junior and Senior Recitals by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@cedarville.edu. Le jeune pâtre bretonLe jeune pâtre breton, written in 1850, is part of Berlioz’s  song cycle, Fleursdes landes, and is originally written for either soprano or tenor with hornand piano. The French title is translated as a “Young Breton Shepherd” whois longing for his companion, little Anna, who is separated by mountains andwoods. He longs to hear her sweet calling and wanders in the woods inhopes of hearing her call. The mellifluous horn arpeggios that accompanythe song demonstrate the distant natural horn calls of the Alps and othermountain ranges that one would have commonly heard during this time. Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 13 Franz Strauss, father of Richard Strauss, was not only a composer, but also afamous horn player of his time. As such, this piece was designed todemonstrate the wide talents and abilities of the horn and his personal skill,including range, legato and lyrical tones with exaggerating expression,different colors, and lightness. The introduction is a grand opening to theentirety of the piece, dressed in many colors. The theme then is presentedas simple, elegant, and sweet with little decoration. However, Franz thenplays with this theme and presents it with many challenging musicalcomponents throughout his variations and rondo.  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E , K. 447 . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)I. AllegroII. Romanze–LarghettoIII. AllegroEleven Pieces, Op. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reinhold Glière (1875–1956)X. NocturnoXI. IntermezzoVI. RomanceVII. Valse triste                                                                                               Hunter’s Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Vinter (1909–1969)Le jeune pâtre breton, Op. 13, No. 4/H65D. . . . . . . Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)Assisted by Annamarie Wells, sopranoIntroduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 13 . . . . . . . Franz Strauss (1822–1905)IntroductionThemeVariation IVariation IIAndante cantabileRondoKearsten is a student of Sean Vore.This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Education degree.No flash photography, please. Please turn off all cell phones.Program NotesConcerto No. 3 in E Mozart originally composed this concerto for friend and fellow  hornist -Joseph Leutgeb - in 1787. It is originally orchestrated for horn, strings, twoclarinets, and two oboes, but the edition performed will be a pianotranscription of the original. The first movement presents a very goodbalance between the orchestra and soloist in sonata form. The secondmovement was intended to stage Leutgeb's expressivity and beautiful tone.The main melody of the third movement presents a similar theme to that ofMozart's Piano Concerto No. 22, written only two years prior. The thirdmovement also includes a hunting horn passage, which provides a warm andfamiliar sound of the natural horn. Four Pieces Horn and PianoThese four pieces are from a collection, or opus, of a total of eleven pieces forsolo instrument and piano written in 1908. The number next to the pieceindicates the order from the opus. Only two of the original eleven pieces,Nocturno and Intermezzo, were originally written for horn and piano.Romance and Valse Triste were originally written for clarinet and piano.However, it has become common for horn players to perform these twoclarinet pieces in addition to the original two. All four of these movementsdemonstrate long, free phrases that demonstrate typical Romantic musicalgestures, which ties them all together. The last piece, Valse Triste, ends with adark ending, thus supporting its title, "Sad Waltz." Hunter's MoonHunter's Moon, written in 1942, is a comical depiction of a hunter who goesoff on a ride unprepared. The piece refers to an original use of the hunter'shorn, which is to signal or call during a hunt. The piece also presents comicalsounds of a stopped horn, which represent the shooting of the prey on thishunt. This technique is performed by the hornist's right hand covering thebell of the horn, thus stopping and altering the sound. During his ride, thehunter is knocked unconscious and enters into a dream, which isrepresented by a lyrical melody. His dream and slumber is then disrupted,and he returns to his chaotic chase with an exhilarating ending. Continued on backHorn Concerto No. 3 in E , K. 447 . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)I. AllegroII. Romanze–LarghettoIII. AllegroEleven Pieces, Op. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reinhold Glière (1875–1956)X. NocturnoXI. IntermezzoVI. RomanceVII. Valse triste                                                                                               Hunter’s Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Vinter (1909–1969)Le jeune pâtre breton, Op. 13, No. 4/H65D. . . . . . . Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)Assisted by Annamarie Wells, sopranoIntroduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 13 . . . . . . . Franz Strauss (1822–1905)IntroductionThemeVariation IVariation IIAndante cantabileRondoKearsten is a student of Sean Vore.This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music Education degree.No flash photography, please. Please turn off all cell phones.Program NotesConcerto No. 3 in E Mozart originally composed this concerto for friend and fellow  hornist -Joseph Leutgeb - in 1787. It is originally orchestrated for horn, strings, twoclarinets, and two oboes, but the edition performed will be a pianotranscription of the original. The first movement presents a very goodbalance between the orchestra and soloist in sonata form. The secondmovement was intended to stage Leutgeb's expressivity and beautiful tone.The main melody of the third movement presents a similar theme to that ofMozart's Piano Concerto No. 22, written only two years prior. The thirdmovement also includes a hunting horn passage, which provides a warm andfamiliar sound of the natural horn. Four Pieces Horn and PianoThese four pieces are from a collection, or opus, of a total of eleven pieces forsolo instrument and piano written in 1908. The number next to the pieceindicates the order from the opus. Only two of the original eleven pieces,Nocturno and Intermezzo, were originally written for horn and piano.Romance and Valse Triste were originally written for clarinet and piano.However, it has become common for horn players to perform these twoclarinet pieces in addition to the original two. All four of these movementsdemonstrate long, free phrases that demonstrate typical Romantic musicalgestures, which ties them all together. The last piece, Valse Triste, ends with adark ending, thus supporting its title, "Sad Waltz." Hunter's MoonHunter's Moon, written in 1942, is a comical depiction of a hunter who goesoff on a ride unprepared. The piece refers to an original use of the hunter'shorn, which is to signal or call during a hunt. The piece also presents comicalsounds of a stopped horn, which represent the shooting of the prey on thishunt. This technique is performed by the hornist's right hand covering thebell of the horn, thus stopping and altering the sound. During his ride, thehunter is knocked unconscious and enters into a dream, which isrepresented by a lyrical melody. His dream and slumber is then disrupted,and he returns to his chaotic chase with an exhilarating ending. Continued on backLe jeune pâtre bretonLe jeune pâtre breton, written in 1850, is part of Berlioz’s  song cycle, Fleursdes landes, and is originally written for either soprano or tenor with hornand piano. The French title is translated as a “Young Breton Shepherd” whois longing for his companion, little Anna, who is separated by mountains andwoods. He longs to hear her sweet calling and wanders in the woods inhopes of hearing her call. The mellifluous horn arpeggios that accompanythe song demonstrate the distant natural horn calls of the Alps and othermountain ranges that one would have commonly heard during this time. Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 13 Franz Strauss, father of Richard Strauss, was not only a composer, but also afamous horn player of his time. As such, this piece was designed todemonstrate the wide talents and abilities of the horn and his personal skill,including range, legato and lyrical tones with exaggerating expression,different colors, and lightness. The introduction is a grand opening to theentirety of the piece, dressed in many colors. The theme then is presentedas simple, elegant, and sweet with little decoration. However, Franz thenplays with this theme and presents it with many challenging musicalcomponents throughout his variations and rondo.  

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