Art of Posthorn / Douglas Hedwig

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Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal

Strecks, Peter : Waltz for postal trumpet (no 23, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Grenser, Johann Friedrich : Sinfonia alla Posta in E flat major

Strecks, Peter : Ländler for natural posthorn (no 19, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Spohr, Louis : Notturno for winds & Turkish band in C major, Op. 34

Strecks, Peter : Galopp for natural posthorn (no 17, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"

Haydn, Johann Michael : Symphony in A major, MH 302 (P 15)

Haydn, Johann Michael : An somnio? Anne vigilio?, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, MH 279 (KL 5

Anonymous, Danish : Galop no 10, for natural posthorn

Taylor, Richard : The Postillion Waltz, for posthorn & piano (or orchestra)

Traditional, German : Schleswig-Holstein meerumschlungen (Schleswig-Holstein Between the Seas), national anthem of Schlesw

Schubert, Franz : Die Post ("Von der Strasse her"), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/13 (Op. 89/13)

Strecks, Peter : Ländler for tone-hole posthorn (no 39, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 2)

Kreutzer, Conradin : Die Post, for voice & piano, Op. 76/6

Traditional, Christmas : O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)

Traditional, German : Kommt ein Vogerl geflogen (A Little Bird Came Flying), song

Schaeffer, Heinrich : Die Post im Walde (The Postillion in the Wood), song, Op. 12

Strecks, Peter : Allegretto for tone-hole posthorn (no 6, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 2)

Anonymous, English : The Post Horn Polka (in the style of Johann Strauss II), for posthorn & piano

Performers

Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn)
Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Jorge Parodi (Piano)

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Notes & Reviews:

Throughout much of the western world in the 18th and 19th centuries, the sounds of posthorns, bugles and signal-trumpets were a regular and meaningful part of people 's everyday lives. These instruments were used in horse-drawn coach and steamship travel, in religious services and civic ceremonies, for hunting and horse racing, by firefighters, athletic and bicycle clubs, and in military settings. However, the most familiar and often-heard calls and tunes were those associated with the postal system and the delivery of the mail, and it was here that signal instruments found their fullest musical development and growth. The importance and prevalence of these "post" horns and the music they produced was such that many composers of art music were inspired to incorporate their signals and songs, or adaptations of them, into their compositions. Douglas Hedwig was the first trumpeter to be awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Juilliard School, and is presently Professor of Trumpet and Director of Brass Instrument Studies at Brooklyn College of CUNY. He has been music director of the Metropolitan Brass Quartet, and from 1976 to 2004, he was a member and soloist with the world-famous Goldman Band.

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Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Departure and arrival of express mail, Prussia

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Strecks, Peter : Waltz for postal trumpet (no 23, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Performers: Jorge Parodi (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846

Grenser, Johann Friedrich : Sinfonia alla Posta in E flat major :: Alla Pollaca

Performers: Jorge Parodi (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1783

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Karlsbad postal call

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Strecks, Peter : Ländler for natural posthorn (no 19, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Jorge Parodi (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846

Spohr, Louis : Notturno for winds & Turkish band in C major, Op. 34 :: Polaca

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Jorge Parodi (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1815.
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1815

Strecks, Peter : Galopp for natural posthorn (no 17, Music for Posthorn, Vol. 1)

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Jorge Parodi (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Departure call, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn" :: Menuetto II

Performers: Jorge Parodi (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1779

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Extra-post delivery, Austro-Hungary

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Freight coach delivery, Austro-Hungary

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Haydn, Johann Michael : Symphony in A major, MH 302 (P 15) :: Menuetto

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Jorge Parodi (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 07/19/1781

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Extra-post arrival, Thurn and Taxis, Germany

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Departure of postal carrier, Thurn and Taxis, Germany

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century

Haydn, Johann Michael : An somnio? Anne vigilio?, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, MH 279 (KL 5 :: 21)

Performers: Jorge Parodi (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn); Douglas Hedwig (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 06/07/1778

Sound, Recorded : Postal horn signal :: Departure call, Sweden

Performers: Douglas Hedwig (Piano); Douglas Hedwig (Posthorn)
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 18th Century