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Introduction	Orchestration	Orchestration	Resources	Historical	Andrew Hugill
					Philharmonia

HORN

Section: Brass
Transposing? Yes

Construction
Range
Articulations
Effects
Hand Positions and Mutes
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

Articulations

NAME	DESCRIPTION	NOTATION	LISTEN/VIEW	COMMENTS
legato	played without tonguing		legato low register mid register high register
nonlegato	each individual note tongued and separated		nonlegato low register mid register high register	These are separated notes, but could also have tenuto marks added for full length
staccato	short and separated notes (all tongued)		staccato low register mid register high register
staccatissimo	very short notes (tongued)	Either a verbal indication, thus: or 'wedge' notation, as follows:	staccatissimo low register mid register high register
'dagger' accent	hard attack		daggers
'tenuto' and other markings	variations on the above articulations	This is often called 'tenuto': Here's another common variation of nonlegato: and three less common variations of legato:	soft tonguing	The slurred varieties are all kinds of 'soft' tonguing.
double and triple tonguing	partial tonguing in groups of two or three (e.g. on syllables ta-ka, or ta-ka-ka) to give a very rapid articulation	double tonguing triple tonguing	double and triple tonguing
flutter tonguing	a rolled 'r' tonguing		fluttertonguing