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Woodwinds. Brass instruments. String instruments. Percussion. Keyboards. Others. v. t. e. A horn is any of a family of musical instruments made of a tube, usually made of metal and often curved in various ways, with one narrow end into which the musician blows, and a wide end from which sound emerges.
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horn, the orchestral and military brass instrument derived from the trompe (or cor) de chasse, a large circular hunting horn that appeared in France about 1650 and soon began to be used orchestrally. Use of the term French horn dates at least from the 17th century.
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Feb 16, 2021 · In this video we will learn about the history behind the name English Horn, see how the instrument is assembled, and listen to how it sounds similar to and different than the oboe. ...more....
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Horn, in music, any of several wind instruments sounded by vibration of the player’s tensed lips against a mouthpiece and primarily derived from animal horns blown at the truncated narrow end or, as among many tropical peoples, at a hole in the side. Metal construction, at first imitating natural.
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B ♭ (technically a variety of German horn ) is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands, although the descant and triple horn ...
