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HORN

Section: Brass
Transposing? Yes

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

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Construction

The Horn in F is more formally called the French Horn

why the horn has so much curled tubing

the bore of the instrument

the mouthpiece

the valves

the name of the instrument

the history of the horn

the tenor horn is no relation to the French horn

hand and playing position