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alto horn is a member of the brass family.
it is most commonly used in the United Kingdom where it is used in brass bands and referred to as the tenor horn.
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What is an alto horn?
The alto horn is an instrument tuned in E-flat, a member of the saxhorn family still encountered in brass bands in the United Kingdom where it is known as a "tenor horn".
What family is the french horn in brass or string or woodwind or purcushin?
Horns are actually mid-range instruments. They're dead center in the spectrum of brass instruments: lower than trumpets, but higher than trombones and tubas. They often share super similar parts to alto saxes in concert band repertoir. However, horns have quite a large range because of its conical (cone) shape, and aren't restricted to a set range like trumpets and trobones are. Hope this helps! =)
What are the names of brass instuments?
Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, in an orchestra; euphonium and baritone horn in a concert band; tenor horn and alto horn in a British-style brass band.
Is a horn in the string family?
Horns are in the brass family.
This brass instrument is often used military events?
in the band
What is a medium brass instrument in the brass family?
Tenor horn, in america it is known as an alto horn. French horn.
What is an alto horn?
The alto horn is an instrument tuned in E-flat, a member of the saxhorn family still encountered in brass bands in the United Kingdom where it is known as a "tenor horn".
Is the alto horn a woodwind instrument?
No, an alto horn is not a woodwind instrument, it is a brass instrument. Woodwind instruments use reeds, except for flutes and recorders.
What instruments go in the alto family?
Alto flute, viola, horn and alto saxophone.
What family is the french horn in brass or string or woodwind or purcushin?
Horns are actually mid-range instruments. They're dead center in the spectrum of brass instruments: lower than trumpets, but higher than trombones and tubas. They often share super similar parts to alto saxes in concert band repertoir. However, horns have quite a large range because of its conical (cone) shape, and aren't restricted to a set range like trumpets and trobones are. Hope this helps! =)
What are the names of brass instuments?
Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, in an orchestra; euphonium and baritone horn in a concert band; tenor horn and alto horn in a British-style brass band.
What family is French Horn in?
Brass.
This brass instrument is often used military events?
in the band
What family does the English Horn belong to?
The English horn is a member of the woodwind family. It is essentially an alto oboe.
Is a horn in the string family?
Horns are in the brass family.
Why are the instruments trombone English horn trumpet tuba and French horn in the brass family?
The English horn is not a member of the brass family. It is a reed instrument pitched in F and is played by an oboist. Trombones, trumpets, tubas, and french horns are in the brass family because they are made of brass and played with a mouthpiece, not a reed.
Is the tenor horn and the tenor sax the same?
No, the tenor horn is from the trumpet/brass and the tenor sax is from the woodwind. They are also in different keys. The tenor horn is in Eb like the alto sax.
