Frence Horn
Tuning: F (Sounds P5 lower)
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The French Horn
The hunting horn, that joined the orchestra in the 18th century, was common in French orchestras, hence its name. Bach included two horns in his Brandenburg Concerti (Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 is an example). Since the time of Beethoven (the Scherzo theme in Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, "Eroica") four French horn players participate in the orchestra.
Listen...As the trumpet was, the French horn used to have no valves and curves (its form was arch-like). Handel introduced it into orchestral music in his "Water Music". From the late 18th century on, horn players insert their hand into the instrument's bell, in order to soften and muffle its sounds. Haydn wrote the horn concerto and Mozart gave the world five concerti for the hornHorn concerto / Mozart, among which the best known is the no. 4 concerto in Eb, K. 447.


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French Horn - Bonanni's Antique Musical Instruments and Their Players, Frank L. Harrison & Joan Rimmer (editors), Dover Publications, Inc., New-York

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