- Horn (instrument) - Wikipedia
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
- Horn | Brass Wind Instrument, History Uses | Britannica
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
- HORN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Horn definition: one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain hooved mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes
- Horn - Musical Instrument Guide - Yamaha Corporation
The horn is a brass instrument whose soft resonant timbre allows it to harmonize well with both brass and woodwind instruments One of the unique aspects of this instrument is that the player keeps a hand in the bell while playing
- Horn - New World Encyclopedia
The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form The instrument was first developed in England as a hunting horn around the year 1650 The French referred to it as the German horn, the Germans called it the hunting horn, and the English called it the French horn
- HORN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of HORN is one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles
- The origins of the Horn:The birth of the horn - Musical Instrument . . .
This description both explains the origin of the horn and the etymology of the word "horn " There are many other musical instruments that bear the name "horn," but today, the instrument known as the horn is commonly called the "French horn"
- Horn | Brass, Woodwind Natural Horns | Britannica
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
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