the french horn
The french horn (more so simply called horn) has a 4 octave range and has a unique & mellow sound . It is challenging to play unless you take time to learn the instrument . The most common horn is a double horn french horn which has an extra valve called a trigger for higher octave notes. But there are different types of horns. For instance:
- A common double horn.
- A Vienna horn.
- A hunting horn.
- A French Omnitonic horn.
- A natural horn at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
- A replica of a Mozart era natural horn.
- A hunting horn in E♭.
- A natural horn.
- An older, French-made cor à pistons in E♭.
- Shofar, the Jewish ram's horn.
in F: sounds one fifth lower than written. However, in older music notes in the bass clef are written one octave lower (thus sounding one fourth higher than written).