The transition from the valveless natural horn to the modern valved horn in 19th-century Paris was different from similar transitions in other countries. While

The worlds of new music and historically informed performance might seem quite distant from one another. Yet, upon closer consideration, clear points of converg

A rich and fascinating account of one of music history's most ancient, varied, and distinctive instruments From its origins in animal horn instruments in classi

This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the International Horn Society that promotes musical education with particular reference to the (French) horn.

Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musica