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The Horn

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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2023

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A rich and fascinating account of one of music history’s most ancient, varied, and distinctive instruments

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Renato Meucci directs the Cultural Heritage department of the celebrated Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Gabriele Rocchetti is horn professor at the Conservatory Luca Marenzio, and a fine natural horn player.

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    Frontmatter

    i
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    CONTENTS

    vii
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    List of Figures

    ix
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    List of Musical Examples

    xviii
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    List of Tables

    xxiii
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    Abbreviations

    xxiv
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    Acknowledgments

    xxvi
    Renato Meucci and Gabriele Rocchetti
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    Foreword

    xxvii
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  • PART I
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    1 Preliminary Note on Roman Military Instruments

    1
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    2 EARLY HORNS AND CALLS

    5
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    3 THE COILED TROMPE

    8
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    4 SPIRAL INSTRUMENTS

    13
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    5 EARLY FRENCH HUNTING FANFARES

    19
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    6 HOOPED MODELS

    22
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    7 PRESERVED INSTRUMENTS

    30
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    8 VON SPORCK AND THE TROMPE DE CHASSE

    42
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    9 THE NATURAL HUNTING HORN (JAGDWALDHORN)

    49
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    10 TRUMPET AND HORN PLAYERS

    80
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    11 THE NATURAL HORN AT ITS ZENITH (ORCHESTERWALDHORN)

    88
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    12 DUETS

    109
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    13 FOUR CASE STUDIES: VIVALDI, BACH, HANDEL, TELEMANN

    111
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    14 INSTRUMENTS’ NAMES IN THE BAROQUE ERA

    112
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  • PART II
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    15 The Classic Era

    117
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    16 NEW CROOK SYSTEMS

    140
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    17 THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE

    171
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    18 THE HEYDAY OF THE HAND HORN

    183
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    19 TRANSITIONAL SYSTEMS

    212
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  • PART III
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    20 Valve Horns

    225
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    21 FURTHER VALVE SYSTEMS

    237
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    22 REPORTS BY CONTEMPORARIES

    257
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    23 EARLY MUSIC LITERATURE

    266
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    24 VALVE DISSEMINATION: A REGIONAL OVERVIEW

    281
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    25 A FEW LEADING COMPOSERS

    307
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    26 DOUBLE HORN

    308
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    27 THE HORN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

    324
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    28 THE REPERTOIRE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

    331
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    29 THE PRESENT-DAY HORN

    337
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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    340
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    INDEX

    363
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    Appendix I NOTATION

    379
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    Appendix II HIGH VS. LOW HORN IN HAYDN’S SYMPHONIES

    394
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  • NOTES TO PART I
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    1 PRELIMINARY NOTE ON ROMAN MILITARY INSTRUMENTS

    407
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    2 EARLY HORNS AND CALLS

    410
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    3 THE COILED TROMPE

    411
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    4 SPIRAL INSTRUMENTS

    414
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    5 EARLY FRENCH HUNTING FANFARES

    417
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    6 HOOPED MODELS

    418
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    7 PRESERVED INSTRUMENTS

    420
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    8 VON SPORCK AND THE TROMPE DE CHASSE

    427
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    9 THE NATURAL HUNTING HORN (JAGDWALDHORN)

    429
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    10 TRUMPET AND HORN PLAYERS

    442
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    11 THE NATURAL HORN AT ITS ZENITH (ORCHESTERWALDHORN)

    446
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    12 DUETS

    454
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    13 FOUR CASE STUDIES: VIVALDI, BACH, HANDEL, TELEMANN

    457
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    15 THE CLASSIC ERA

    477
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    16 NEW CROOK SYSTEMS

    486
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    17 THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE

    493
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    18 THE HEYDAY OF THE HAND HORN

    510
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    19 TRANSITIONAL SYSTEMS

    528
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    20 VALVE HORNS

    533
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    21 FURTHER VALVE SYSTEMS

    540
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    22 REPORTS BY CONTEMPORARIES

    548
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    23 EARLY MUSIC LITERATURE

    550
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    24 VALVE DISSEMINATION: A REGIONAL OVERVIEW

    569
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    25 A FEW LEADING COMPOSERS

    578
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    26 DOUBLE HORN

    602
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    27 THE HORN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

    609
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    28 THE REPERTOIRE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

    612
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November 28, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9780300274950
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Yale Musical Instrument Series
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Yale Musical Instrument Series
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