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  2. Horn (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The genus of animal-horn instruments to which the shofar belongs is called קרן (keren) in Hebrew, qarnu in Akkadian, and κέρας (keras) in Greek. [2] The olifant or oliphant (an abbreviation of the French cor d'olifant/oliphant, "elephant horn") was the name applied in the Middle Ages to ivory hunting or signalling horns made from ...

  3. List of European medieval musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Common to use ox horn after 1375 A.D. [36] Originally made from chamois horn. [36] In later music, the instrument made of ox horn fills the gap between the flageolet and the recorder. [36] German Gams or Gems (for chamois) Gemshorn. Horn. Bockhorn or Bukkehorn. Blowing horn. Hunting horn Signal horn. Battle horn Olifant. Swedish cowhorn. Shofar ...

  4. List of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, ... brass instruments: trumpet, French horn Vocal percussion: aerophones: 43: vocal techniques: human voice

  5. List of aerophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number - Wikipedia

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    412.13 Free-reed instruments feature a reed which vibrates within a closely fitting slot (there may be an attached pipe, but it should only vibrate in sympathy with the reed, and not have an effect on the pitch - instruments of this class can be distinguished from 422.3 by the lack of finger-holes). 412.131 Individual free reeds. Bawu; Party horn

  6. Category:Horns - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to horns, a family of musical instruments made of a tube, usually made of metal and often curved in various ways, with one narrow end into which the musician blows, and a wide end from which sound emerges.

  7. French horn - Wikipedia

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    The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B ♭ (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands, although the descant and triple horn have become increasingly popular.

  8. List of Indian musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    A medieval instrument, labeled nagaveena (snake veena), is a type of musical scraper. Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles; Chengila – metal disc; Eltathalam; Gegvrer – brass vessel; Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell; Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum) Ghunyugroo; Khartal or Chiplya; Manjira or jhanj or taal; Nut – clay pot ...

  9. Tenor horn - Wikipedia

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    The Tenor horn (British English; Alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E ♭ horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E ♭. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flugelhorn and euphonium, [2] and normally uses a deep, cornet-like mouthpiece.