Horn Concerto, Op. 58

Composer: GIPPS, Ruth, MBE

Quick Facts

  • A piece for horn and orchestra in three movements written in 1968
  • Premiered in 1969 at Duke’s Hall (Guildhall School of Music) with the London Repertoire Orchestra conducted by Gipps.
  • Dedicated to the composer’s son, Lance Baker, who performed as the soloist at the premiere.1

About the Piece

  • Despite being written in the mid-20th century, Gipps’s Horn Concerto takes on the style of concerti from the Romantic era, making it accessible to new listeners.
  • Fun fact – Gipps wrote six concertos over her career (Op. 58 was the last of them). Each concerto was dedicated to a family member.
  • Listen for – the prominence of woodwind timbres in the orchestra, which suggests the influence of Maurice Ravel (who loved to feature woodwinds).2

Sources

  1. “Horn Concerto Op. 58,” June Emerson Wind Music, accessed February 28, 2023, https://www.juneemersonwindmusic.com/HORN-CONCERTO-Op-58-13cd77e0-46a1-4b0b-a169-76f6c09a0376.html.
  2. Catherine Satchwell Creasy, “A Guide to the Works for and Involving Horn by Ruth Gipps” (DMA diss., University of North Carolina, 2018), 13-19.

Cut IDs

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