Jesper Koch: A Twilight Song (2025)

Jesper Koch

A Twilight Song (2019, rev. 24)

Concerto for horn and orchestra

Dur. 20′

Dedicated to Jeppe Rasmussen

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Jesper Koch

A Twilight Song (2019, rev. 24)

Concerto for horn and orchestra

Dur. 20′

INSTRUMENTATION

2 Flutes

2 Oboes

Clarinet in A

Clarinet in Bb

2 Bassoons

2 Horns in F

2 Trumpets in C

Timpani

2 Percussion

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

Reveille

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

(pdlt)

rubato

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc. Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

senza sord.

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Bsns

2 Trpts in C

2 Perc. Harp

Violin I

Violin II

2 Flts

2 Clts

2 Trpts in C

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

March

Solo Horn in F 2 Flts 2 Oboes 2 Clts 2 Bsns

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

senza sord.

senza sord.

Jesper Koch-Horn

Oboes

Clts 2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass pizz.

Jesper Koch-Horn Concerto-Revised

Bsns 2 Horns in F 2 Trpts in C

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

Bsns 2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Bsns

Timp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

2 Bsns

Timp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Oboes

2 Clts

2 Bsns

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Oboes

2 Clts

2 Bsns

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello Double bass

Jesper

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello Double bass

2 Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

change to Double-Bassoon

Jesper Koch-Horn

Bsns 2 Horns in F 2 Trpts in C

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2. Change to Bass-Cl in B

2 Oboes

Clts 2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass con sord.

div. con sord.

2. half

2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

tutti, con sord.

tutti, con sord.

senza sord.

senza sord.

Side-drum: snares

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

cresc.

Jesper Koch-Horn

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

senza sord. senza sord.

Oboes

Clts 2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

piccolos

Flts 2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

D-Bassoon

piccolos

Xyl

Bass-Cl in B

2. Change to Bassoon

sord-cup

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Bsns 2 Horns in F

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Bassoons

1. sord.(str)

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

cresc.

Jesper Koch-Horn

Bsns 2 Horns in F 2 Trpts in C Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

senza sord.

wooden sticks

marcato

Jesper Koch-Horn

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

Flts 2 Oboes 2 Clts

2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Jesper Koch-Horn

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

wooden sticks

2. Change to Cor Anglais

Jesper Koch-Horn

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2. Change to Bass-Cl in B

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Oboes

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Cor Anglais

Harp

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Oboes Timp

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

senza sord.

Jesper Koch-Horn

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello Double

Vibr: motor off!

Jesper Koch-Horn

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Bass-Cl in

Double-Bassoon

Jesper Koch-Horn Concerto-Revised

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Flts 2 Oboes

Clts 2 Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc. Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Oboes

Clts

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C

Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Bsns

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Large Bass-Drum: Big soft mallet

Side-drum:

Clts

Bsns 2 Horns in F

Trpts in C

Perc. Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Oboes

Clts 2 Bsns

2 Horns in F 2 Trpts in C

Timp 2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Bass-Cl in B

Side-drum

Double-Bassoon

Bass-Drum

Jesper Koch-Horn

Horns

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Clts

Bsns 2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

unis.

Side-drum

Jesper Koch-Horn

2 Horns in F

2 Trpts in C Timp

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Bass-Cl in B

Jesper Koch-Horn

Nocturne

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Change to Cl in

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Jesper Koch-Horn

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

2 Perc. Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Clts

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Solo Horn in F Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

Harp

Solo Horn in F Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass

2 Perc.

Harp

Solo Horn in F

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double bass poco rubato

Jesper Koch-Horn