SCHerZOid is a piece for unaccompanied horn which, in the composer’s own words, “is a study in opposites. It combines the contrasting sounds that the horn does so beautifully; the familiar, singing lyricism with the heroic and the aggressive. It also explores new sounds that are sometimes shocking and grotesque. The contrasting sections of the traditional scherzo form became in this scherzo continually more separate as the piece progressed until finally it seemed that the piece had assumed a complex life of its own.”
Some low notes specifically call for a “ ‘blatty,’ grotesque and unrefined sound.” There is also a section which instructs the player to alternate emptying the water valves while holding a sustained B natural.
Kate Caliendo is an American horn player, composer, teacher and content creator. She performed this piece live at the International Horn Competition of America in Fort Collins, Colorado on July 28, 2024.
Kate is performing on a Lanstro AL2 and Laskey 775J.
9 сен 2024
