for 63 Concert Band pieces
Especially when a piece only has one oboe part, I've felt like it's a shame not to have an English Horn part. So I've taken it upon myself to sit down with the conductor's scores and create a few for parts we've played in our band.
Now, so that you won't have to do the same, I'm posting here my 'masterpieces'... in easy-to-print PDF format. If my concert band happens to have played a piece that you are playing, you'll be able to just download and print out your part, and then it will sound just right!
There is no profit to be made here, no fees to pay, no real market stolen. These parts will be of little use to anyone who hasn't already obtained a full copy of the piece. But hopefully I will have done my little part to promoting the use and enjoyment of this wonderful, versatile, and often neglected member of the double reed section, which I believe adds a beautiful warmth to the woodwind section of a concert band.
| Piece | Composer/Arranger | < |
| Acrostic Song | Jerry M. Bilik | DOWNLOAD |
| Adagio Cantabile | arr. Larry Daehn | DOWNLOAD |
| American Civil War Fantasy | Clare Grundman | DOWNLOAD |
| American Folk Rhapsody No. 1 | Clare Grundman | DOWNLOAD |
| American Patrol | F. W. Meacham | DOWNLOAD |
| Appalachian Morning | Robert Sheldon | DOWNLOAD |
| Army of the Nile | Kenneth J. Alford | DOWNLOAD |
| At Morning's First Light | David R. Gillingham | DOWNLOAD |
| Autumn Leaves | arr. Alfred Reed | DOWNLOAD |
| Bandolero | Glenn Osser | DOWNLOAD |
| Basses Berserk | David Bennett | DOWNLOAD |
| The Blue and the Gray | Clare Grundman | DOWNLOAD |
| The Charlatan March | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Chicago, Selections from | arr. Ted Ricketts | DOWNLOAD |
| Christmas Favorites | arr. James Swearingen | DOWNLOAD |
| Clarinet on the Town | Ralph Hermann | DOWNLOAD |
| Concertino | Cécile Chaminade | DOWNLOAD |
| The Cowboys | arr. Jim Curnow | DOWNLOAD |
| Danzas Cubanas | Robert Sheldon | DOWNLOAD |
| To Dream in Brushstrokes | Michael Oare | DOWNLOAD |
| El Cumbanchero | arr. Naohiro Iwai | DOWNLOAD |
| Euryanthe | arr. V. F. Safranek | DOWNLOAD |
| Fiddle-Faddle | arr. Philip J. Lang | DOWNLOAD |
| Fiddler on the Roof, Selections from | arr. Bob Lowden | DOWNLOAD |
| Flourish for Wind Band | R. Vaughan Williams | DOWNLOAD |
| Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Gliding Girl | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Hairspray | arr. Ted Ricketts | DOWNLOAD |
| Hands Across the Sea | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Havendance | David R. Holsinger | DOWNLOAD |
| Homage: Three Tapestries | David R. Holsinger | DOWNLOAD |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | arr. by Calvin Custer | DOWNLOAD |
| Intrada Americana | James Curnow | DOWNLOAD |
| Jazz It Up! | arr. Víctor López | DOWNLOAD |
| Klezmer Dances | Stephen Bulla | DOWNLOAD |
| Mambo | arr. Michael Sweeney | DOWNLOAD |
| Little Masquerade Suite | arr. John R. Bourgeois | DOWNLOAD |
| A Manx Overture | Haydn Wood | DOWNLOAD |
| Marche Slave | arr. L. P. Laurendeau | DOWNLOAD |
| Mighty Mac | Lloyd Conley? | DOWNLOAD |
| The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | arr. John Moss | DOWNLOAD |
| The National Anthem | arr. Smith/Kirby | DOWNLOAD |
| Olympia Hippodrome March | Russell Alexander | DOWNLOAD |
| On Eagle's Wings (Our Citizen Airmen) | Robert W. Smith | DOWNLOAD |
| On with the Snow | arr. Douglas E. Wagner | DOWNLOAD |
| Over the Rainbow | arr. Warren Barker | DOWNLOAD |
| Pavanne | Morton Gould | DOWNLOAD |
| Pineapple Poll | Arthur Sullivan | DOWNLOAD |
| Pomp and Circumstance | arr. Merle J. Isaac | DOWNLOAD |
| The Promise of Living | arr. James Curnow | DOWNLOAD |
| Salute to American Jazz | arr. Sammy Nestico | DOWNLOAD |
| Semper Fidelis | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Sound Off | arr. John R. Bourgeois | DOWNLOAD |
| Star Spangled Spectacular | arr. John Cacavas | DOWNLOAD |
| Sun Dance | Frank Ticheli | DOWNLOAD |
| Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa | DOWNLOAD |
| Symphony Nº 4, Finale | P. I. Tschaikowsky | DOWNLOAD |
| That's A Plenty | Arr. John Wasson | DOWNLOAD |
| This is My Country | arr. Jerry Brubaker | DOWNLOAD |
| Way down Yonder in New Orleans | arr. Jerry Nowak | DOWNLOAD |
| When Jesus Wept | William Schuman | DOWNLOAD |
| Wind Dancer | Jim Colonna | DOWNLOAD |
| Wrong Note Rag | Leonard Bernstein | DOWNLOAD |
- The parts of the score that you will likely base your English Horn part on are: the clarinets, the french horn, the oboe, the alto saxophone, and the second trumpet.
- Remember that the oboe often doubles the flute (often an octave lower). Sometimes this will be too high for the English Horn, and your part will differ quite a bit from the oboe.
- Remember that the alto sax and french horn often play in passages meant for brass instruments. The best time for the English Horn to double them is usually when they are doing something different from the trombones.
- In staccato bit pieces or chorale passages, you can often copy the oboe part, but look at the chord and pick the next note lower than the oboe in the chord for your part.
- When the oboe is doubling the first trumpet, the English Horn can double the second trumpet.
- Like the saxophones, the English Horn can add a clarity and focus to the sound of french horn melodic passages.
- Don't be afraid to use the full range of the instrument, and include parts in many styles. The English Horn is good for a lot more than just melancholy melodies!