French Horns
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Instrument family | Wind instrument |
|---|---|
| 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.