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THE ENSEMBLE HORN

DYNAMICS, TONE COLOUR AND EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES OF THE ENSEMBLE HORN IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Music for the French horn is thought to have originated from the fields, plains and forests of Europe. Hunters and poachers used the bright and superb upper ranges of the Horn with loud dynamics to sound above the busy array of hounds and other noisy features of "the hunt".
The earliest evidence of Horn notation is the music of Hardouin, published in 1856 , using small black and white squares to represent approximate pitch, in a hunting style.
George Turberville (mid 16th century) also pioneered in writing for Horn, by rhythmically notating the hunting Horn sounds.
The Horn as a hunting utility became increasingly popular during the times of King Louis XIV, of France. It was mainly used in courtyard music and ceremonial activities, however the composer Francesco Cavalli used the Horn in his first opera "Le Nozze di Teti e di Peleo" . The "Call to Hunt" fanfare displays the use of the major ...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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