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Marco Bordogni · The Complete Vocalises

The Complete Vocalises for high horn

The classic Bordogni Vocalises arranged to allow progressive practice of the high horn range. Early studies top out at top-line F, and as the book progresses the highest note rises a semitone every ten studies, to high C. In treble clef. With piano accompaniments for Nos. 1–132, in the same keys.

132
studies
22
keys
treble clef
clef
273
pages (Letter)

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Piano accompaniment samples

Play the vocalises with piano accompaniment.

All 132 studies include Bordogni’s original piano accompaniment. Each track opens with two bars of ticks, and after a fermata two ticks indicate the rhythm for re-entry.

  • 1C major= 60

    whole · 1:48

  • 23F minor= 58

    first 45 seconds

  • 24B♭ minor= 120

    first 45 seconds

No. 1 whole, the study the free sample prints, so you can play the whole thing before buying; and two more for their first 45 seconds.

The piano: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0). Drums: VCSL (CC0) and the JJazzLab SoundFont (CC BY 4.0).

Contents

132 studies in 22 keys.

Nos. 1–132 come with their piano accompaniment.

Book INos. 1–60
  1. 1C major
  2. 2D♭ major
  3. 3F major
  4. 4F major
  5. 5B♭ major
  6. 6C major
  7. 7B♭ major
  8. 8B♭ major
  9. 9A♭ major
  10. 10A♭ minor
  11. 11D major
  12. 12B major
  13. 13C major
  14. 14G♭ major
  15. 15D♭ major
  16. 16G♭ major
  17. 17E major
  18. 18G♭ major
  19. 19A major
  20. 20D♭ major
  21. 21E♭ major
  22. 22C major
  23. 23F minor
  24. 24B♭ minor
  25. 25G major
  26. 26E♭ major
  27. 27E♭ major
  28. 28C major
  29. 29G major
  30. 30E♭ major
  31. 31G♭ major
  32. 32A♭ major
  33. 33A♭ major
  34. 34A minor
  35. 35G♭ major
  36. 36G♭ major
  37. 37B major
  38. 38G♭ major
  39. 39E♭ major
  40. 40E♭ major
  41. 41A minor
  42. 42F major
  43. 43D major
  44. 44G major
  45. 45C major
  46. 46A minor
  47. 47C major
  48. 48G major
  49. 49A major
  50. 50C major
  51. 51D♭ major
  52. 52A♭ minor
  53. 53E♭ major
  54. 54A♭ major
  55. 55A♭ minor
  56. 56B♭ major
  57. 57E♭ major
  58. 58G major
  59. 59D♭ major
  60. 60D♭ major
Book IINos. 61–90
  1. 61E minor
  2. 62D minor
  3. 63B major
  4. 64G major
  5. 65A major
  6. 66G♭ major
  7. 67G major
  8. 68G♭ major
  9. 69E major
  10. 70D major
  11. 71C major
  12. 72D minor
  13. 73D major
  14. 74A♭ major
  15. 75A♭ major
  16. 76F major
  17. 77E♭ minor
  18. 78B minor
  19. 79E♭ minor
  20. 80F major
  21. 81D♭ major
  22. 82C major
  23. 83G major
  24. 84G major
  25. 85B♭ minor
  26. 86A♭ major
  27. 87E♭ major
  28. 88B♭ major
  29. 89E♭ major
  30. 90E major
Book IIINos. 91–120
  1. 91F major
  2. 92E♭ minor
  3. 93G♭ minor
  4. 94B♭ major
  5. 95E major
  6. 96C major
  7. 97C major
  8. 98F minor
  9. 99E♭ major
  10. 100E♭ major
  11. 101C major
  12. 102D♭ minor
  13. 103F major
  14. 104A♭ minor
  15. 105G major
  16. 106A♭ major
  17. 107C major
  18. 108G major
  19. 109B♭ major
  20. 110A♭ major
  21. 111F major
  22. 112G major
  23. 113G major
  24. 114A♭ minor
  25. 115G major
  26. 116D♭ major
  27. 117G major
  28. 118D major
  29. 119A♭ major
  30. 120G major
After RochutNos. 121–132
  1. 121C major
  2. 122G major
  3. 123G major
  4. 124G major
  5. 125A♭ minor
  6. 126D♭ major
  7. 127B♭ major
  8. 128A♭ major
  9. 129A♭ major
  10. 130A♭ major
  11. 131D major
  12. 132G major

About The Complete Vocalises

Marco Bordogni’s one hundred thirty-two vocalises in one book, numbered following Joannes Rochut’s 1928 transcription for trombone and the 12 studies Rochut missed included. Newly engraved from Bordogni’s own prints.

Source: Engraved by Practice Farm. Bordogni's own prints, published by the author in Paris: 11e, 12e, 8e, 6e, 4e and 5e livres, copies at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, digitised on Gallica; and the 36 Vocalises, G. Schirmer, New York, 1897, edited by Max Spicker.

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