Trivia
What does a very long horn sound like?
Have you heard of the alphorn? The alphorn can be seen in the Swiss Alps and the mountainous regions of Poland, Romania, and other countries. These horns are several times taller than a man and are made out of wood, and they were used originally to call cattle. The timbre echoing from mountain to mountain is calm and pastoral.
Yamaha volunteers had the idea to build an alphorn-type horn from metal, and the result is the instrument shown in the photograph. It can be disassembled for easy carrying, and it has three valves for playing musical scales.
It is convenient to disassemble and carry around.
The instrument blow position and tilt was considered so that the valves could be operated comfortably. Listen to the bright, cheerful timbre of this instrument.
The sound of an independently produced brass instrument
Musical Instrument Guide : Horn Contents
Origins
Structure
How to Play
How the Instrument is Made
Choosing an Instrument
Trivia
- Famous horn works
- Concertos
- Mesmerizing fifths
- What does a very long horn sound like?
- The visual effect of "bells up"
- Mozart loved a good prank
- Is that the nature of the horn?
- An instrument by day, and a drinking mug by night
- Horn players can play the Wagner tuba, despite the name
- Why are horns included in woodwind quintets?
- What do you call someone who plays a horn?
- The reason that alto horns are used in brass bands
- What is a Vienna horn?
- Garlands do not deaden sound
- What is the Knopf model?
- New instruments have just been washed