French Horns
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Instrument family | Wind instrument |
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Brass Instruments | |
Aerophone | |
Place of origin | Europe |
Related instrument | Mellophone |
Tenor horn | |
Baritone horn | |
Wagner tuba | |
Saxhorn | |
Post horn | |
Natural horn | |
Vienna horn | |
Other names | de |
es | |
fr | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423. 232; (Valved aerophone sounded by lip movement) |
Classifications | Aerophone |
Wind instrument | |
Brass Instruments | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 693207 |
About French Horns
The French horn is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B♭ is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands. A musician who plays a French horn is known as a horn player or hornist.