What makes a french horn different from other brass instruments?

Answer 1

The French horn as it is known in America is actually the German version of the horn. The variation between the two has to do with the valves. Most horns in America use the German rotary valves, while some variations of horn such as the Vienna horn use the real French system of piston valves. The rotary valves shut off air by spinning and the piston valves move up and down.

Answer 2

It's called French horn only in English. In every other language it is simply "the horn," and that is the preferred name of the International Horn Society. (see the related link)

The instrument that was first introduced into England was much closer to the French hunting horn than to its English counterpart. Its origins as a musical instrument, rather than a hunting implement, are Bohemian, not French. Modern parts for the horn are usually transposed for an instrument in the key of F (meaning that a written C sounds concert F), but players use instruments in several different keys.

Answer 3

An English horn is a woodwind instrument like an Oboe. A French horn is brass instrument which looks like a coiled sort of Trumpet. Not a really good description of a French horn. Try searching on Google.

Answer 4

All instruments get their unique sound, because all instruments are different. The tubes are different on a horn and Trumpet, therefore making the mouthpieces different thickness. The fact that a Trumpet's mouthpiece is fatter, is so it can get a different amount of air thru it than the horn does. Basically, it's all because the way each mouthpiece is made is the way each instrument will sound.

Answer 5

No not as such. whilst its called a French horn since 1971 it has been referred to simply and more accurately as "a horn"

The origins are German. In 1818 the German makers Heinrich Stölzel and Friedrich Blümel patented the first valved horn, using rotary valves. However Piston valves were introduced in France about 1839 by François Périnet. These valves were initially intended to overcome problems we associated with changing crooks during a performance. There fore you now had 2 variants of the same instrument a German version that was seemingly at the time more reliable even if it were slightly more complicated to play and the French horn with its valves. The latter at the time was dismissed by many because it was unreliable, valves would cease and stick etc other reasons, this slowed their adoption into mainstream orchestra . Many traditional conservatories and players refused to use them at first, claiming that the valveless horn, or natural horn, was a better instrument (the German horn). However, that name French Horn remained as a term to identify the different system. As engineering improved and the valve system showed its greater capacity many musicians moved across.

Answer 6

The reason why the french horn is called a french horn is because, even if it started to develop in Germany it was completed in France, heinz the name French Horn

Answer 7

The "French" horn is actually a German instrument is where it it's near final form. Then, the French perfected it. They were given credit with the name.

Answer 8

The French Horn a normally smaller mouthpiece and generally play soft smooth melodies and sounds very mellow it also is the lingest instrument if un raveled

Answer 9

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