Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-362) and index.
Contents:
Part III. Part I. The present-day horn. Early horns and calls -- The coiled trompe -- Spiral instruments -- Early French hunting fanfares -- Hooped models -- Preserved instruments -- Von Sporck and the Trompe de chasse -- The natural hunting horn (Jagdwaldhorn) -- Trumpet and horn players -- The natural horn at its zenith (Orchesterwaldhorn) -- Duets -- Four case studies: Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Telemann -- Instruments' names in the Baroque era -- Part II. The classic era -- New crook systems -- The classical repertoire -- The heyday of the hand horn -- Transitional systems -- Part III. Valve horns -- Further valve systems -- Reports by contemporaries -- Early music literature -- Valve dissemination: a regional overview -- A few leading composers -- Double horn -- The horn in the second half of the twentieth century -- The repertoire of the second half of the twentieth century -- The present-day horn.
Summary:
"A fascinating account of one of music history's most ancient, varied and distinctive instruments. From its origins in animal horn instruments in classical antiquity to the emergence of the modern horn in the seventeenth century, the horn appears wherever and whenever humans have made music. Its haunting, timeless presence endures to this day in jazz and film music, as well as in orchestral settings. In this welcome addition to the Yale Musical Instrument series, Renato Meucci and Gabriele Rocchetti trace the origins of the modern horn in all its variety. From its emergence in Turin and the development of its political and diplomatic functions across European courts, to the revolutionary invention of valves, the horn has presented in innumerable guises and forms. Aided by musical examples and newly discovered sources, Meucci and Rocchetti's book offers a comprehensive account of an instrument whose history is as rich and complex as its music." -- Dust jacket.
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