Horn Trio (Holbrooke)

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Joseph Holbrooke's Horn Trio in D minor, Op. 28, [lower-alpha 1] is a chamber composition for a trio consisting of horn, violin and piano. [2] Conceived as a companion piece to Brahms's Horn Trio Op. 40, the work was composed no earlier than 1904 and revised by the composer between 1906 and 1912. [1]

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Structure

The composition is structured in three movements:

  1. Larghetto sostenuto – Allegro con brio
  2. Adagio non troppo
  3. Rondo: Molto vivace

A typical performance takes around 27 to 30 minutes.

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Notes
  1. Stevenson notes that contemporary publications listed this work as Op.24, 25, 36 & 37. [1]
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