23 Trios for 3 Horns

- frist edition -

The brothers Mengal have often been mistaken for one another. There is Martin-Joseph Mengal (1784 - 1851) and his younger brother Jean Mengal ( 1796 - 1878). Both have been famous horn players. If you want to know more about Joseph Mengal click  here  .

His brother Jean was taught by the Parisian horn player Domnich. He and his brother won the first prize at the Conservatoire (Jean 1814, Martin 1809). Jean had been the first horn player at the opera house in Paris and composed for his instrument. Sometimes compositions get mixed between the brothers. These trios, edited by Robert Ostermeyer, are certainly composed by Martin-Joseph Mengal.

The manuscript for this first edition of the 23 trios for three horns is kept by the library of the Conservatorium in Gent. The composition belongs to the time before 1820,when Mengal stayed in Paris. Some of the pieces ( e.g. No 13) show parallels to the 25 duos for two horns by Joseph Kenn (ROM 69). It could be possible, that Mengal played the duos and used some ideas for his own composition.

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Edition in	Order-No	ISMN-Number	Price
Score and parts	ROM 219	ISMN M-50154-152-2	€  20,00

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