A HORNIST'S TREASURE CHEST is a collection of 5 duos for F Horn and Pianoforte plus a further piece, FOOTSTEPS, for which you will also need a violinist, or flautist.

Originally composed as songs for mezzo Caroline Milan and piano these arrangements have been made for her children, our grandchildren, both diploma level students, of violin, piano and French horn. 

The duos are just that, the piano part not just accompanying but always with its own solo contribution to make.  The music is essentially cantabile, with soaring, haunting melodies, sometimes wistful or melancholic, sometimes bright and exhilerating.

The style varies from work to work, 'classical', blues and even crossover for the Footsteps trio, but which hopefully may lead on to an interest in the horn trio A Rapture Suite, written entirely in the medium of twelve-tone music, not too inaccessible though, and definitely repaying the study. (link above)

All the Treasure Chest music is equally suited for student or professional use; and because it was conceived with our grandchildren in mind - and indeed the first piece A Voice of Music was originally written when I myself was a student - the pieces may be freely downloaded as pdf files with the compliments of Ardross House.
Our own grandchildren have especially enjoyed the Footsteps trio, which seems to work very well as an introduction to  A Rapture Suite and indeed  to chamber music generally - and apart from a few high notes on the horn (for which an ossia is provided) it should be well within the capability of grade VII players for all three instruments (and for the flute option too.)

(The scores for A Rapture Suite are  available from the splendid classical music site tutti.co.uk) 

The six individual works are detailed below - or to download them all together in one volume just click these links:

piano score (52 pages)
horn part (15 pages)
violin/flute part (trio only)

Additionally, which may be especially helpful at this time of lockdown and social distancing I am including recordings of just the piano part, with the others muted.  I hope this is useful.
1 A Voice of Music      2 Wings      3 Metropole        4 Passing        5 Carousel     6   Footsteps

Sadly, because of the coronavirus lockdown, it has not yet been possible to record the works properly ; but the sound files provided do give a reasonable impression of my intentions.   I hope you enjoy delving into our Hornist's Treasure Chest.        Kerry Milan, self-isolating in Stafford, UK May 2020.