(ca. 6' 22'')
Publicado em Outubro de 2013 pela AvA Musical Editions
Também disponível na: arpeggio 
• Casa dos Músicos • Köbl 
• June Emerson
Disponível digitalmente no nkoda
Pequena Suite para trompa e piano composta por quatro andamentos e indicada para alunos principiantes (1º e 2º graus). Obra Imposta da Categoria "Infantil" do Concurso Internacional de Instrumentos de Sopro "Terras de La Salette" 2014, 2018, do Concurso Adácio Pestana 2014 e da Matosinhos' International Competition 2014 e na lista de repertório do IV Concurso Adácio Pestana (2020)
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(ca. 1'41'') |
Olá Siegfried! - Possui um carácter de caça, inclui algumas citações à opera Siegfried de R. Wagner, bem como, algumas surpresas musicais. |
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(ca. 1'24'') |
Slow Boogie - Contém a indicação de swing e foi escrito com o objectivo de ajudar os alunos a contar tempos de espera e em notas longas. Trata-se de uma boa peça para introduzir o swing a principiantes da trompa. Se for trabalhada após o "Olá Siegfried" torna-se bastante fácil, uma vez que este, se encontra escrito em 6/8 incluindo assim uma espécie de swing escrito. |
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(ca. 1'36'') |
Xangai - De carácter contrapontístico, obtém o seu carácter oriental por ser baseado numa escala pentatónica. |
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(ca. 1'42'') |
Penta Blues - Como o próprio nome indica trata-se de um blues, escrito num compasso de 5/8. De modo que constitui uma boa peça para fazer uma introdução a métricas de 5, sendo que longo da peça são trabalhadas progressivamente diferentes métricas de 3+2 e 2+3. |
Crítica
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Ricardo Matosinhos has been a busy composer! His latest submission to The Horn Call is an attractive collection of suites designed for young players. Inspired by his students, these pieces offer "different tempi, styles, time signatures (including the odd ones), swing, stopped notes, flutter tongue, but in a relatively short range.. .keeping the pieces interesting and demanding, but not too difficult to play..." The first suite has the four easiest movements, titled Hello Siegfried! (hunting style with quotes!). Slow Boogie (swing in 6/8), Shanghai (pentatonic scale), and Penta Blues (a blues in 5/8). The overall range for the horn is a twelfth (f-c") and the pieces are organized with increasing difficulty in range and rhythm. The second suite has three movements "of moderate difficulty": Earth's Dance (jazzy/folk influenced piece with stopped notes and syncopation). Drunkard's Dance (tango plus more), and Circus (a "funny" piece with flutter tongue and stopped notes). For this second suite, the range is set a little higher (c-f') and the challenges are more numerous. The third suite also has three pieces, "good for intermediate level students": Fanfare (based on different arpeggios). Piano Bar (a calm swing piece, with a small improvisation for both horn and piano), and Heroic Rondo (traditional hunting style with meter changes). The range for this last set is almost two full octaves (a-g") and the expectations for the hornist are another step forward.
I found these suites quite charming and, at 5-6 minutes each, the sets of pieces are well-paced and well-crafted. I especially appreciate the progression of the individual solos, as well as the technical and musical challenges presented - nicely thought out and appropriate for the identified levels. The piano parts are quite playable and complement and support the horn and the prescribed styles very well. The publisher has also provided a free bonus - downloadable mp3 play-along support files with and without horn. While they may not like every piece equally, I believe teachers will find these to be quite useful and I hope students will find them to be as much fun to play as we did.
–Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker, Music and Book Reviews,
“The Horn Call”, Journal of the International Horn Society, Volume XLV, No. 1, October 2014
