Horn topic
Also known as
- French horn
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about 12 feet (3.7 m) of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. It is descended from the natural horn and is informally known as the French horn.
Most horns have finger-operated rotary valves; some horns like the Vienna horn use piston valves. A horn without valves is known as a natural horn.
Three rotary valves control the flow of air in the single horn, which is tuned to F or less commonly B-flat. The more common double horn has a fourth...
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