22 Melodic Etudes

By

Josef Schantl
Compiled by

John Ericson

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These PDF, public domain etudes are extracted from Volume III the Groe theortischpraktische Horn-Schule of Josef Schantl (1842-1902). Originally published in four volumes in 1903-04, the best known portion today is Volume III, which was reprinted in
1941 in abridged form as Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work, edited by Max P. Pottag.
Pottag selected just 98 melodies from the original Schantl collection of 120 melodies.
Which brings us to the following PDF, which contains the remaining 22 etudes not
included in the Pottag version. Some of these I selected and included in my earlier
publication Ultimate Horn Technique (Horn Notes Edition), but all of them are found
here in their original edition.
Josef Schantl is not that well known today, but was a major teacher and player of the
late nineteenth century. He was a Principal Horn of the Imperial and Royal Court Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, and has been credited with founding the Vienna
Waldhornverein. Among many significant performances he performed on the premieres of Brahms second and third Symphonies and also the third and eighth Symphonies of Anton Bruckner.
These etudes it is worth noting were published posthumously. I like to think these
were favorites of his students, and these wonderful etudes clearly reflect his expertise
and experience as a teacher.
John Ericson
Arizona State University

Copyright 2015, John Ericson. All rights reserved. This PDF edition may not be sold
or published, and may not be included in any collection of teaching materials or
book without express permission.

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