![]() ![]() The concerto The Glass Bead Game, according to Hal Leonard’s reports in 2011 - despite their initial trepidation - the numbers of sold copies exceeds 800, and in a second printing! For a college-level horn concerto and the positive reviews from professors and performers alike, The Glass Bead Game is considered a standard in horn repertoire, beside that of the Mozart and Strauss horn concertos. "I write music best when it means something, rather than just sounds." Developing a composition from a primary source, using direct material to draw from, was a new approach for Beckel. Leslie gave Beckel Hermann Hesse’s The Glass Bead Game as material for writing the concerto, inadvertently making a mark in Beckel’s compositional process. Kent Leslie, a French horn player, approached Beckel to write a horn concerto. ![]() Magister Ludi Coronation and March - 7:01 Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)ģ. ![]()
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