French horn

Noun

Meaning

a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

horn cornet bugle trumpet mouthpiece brass instrument eustachian tube antler trombone fallopian tube cor anglais ophicleide speaking trumpet Somali peninsula mellophone
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Hypernyms

brass brass instrument

Examples

One bites into the brass mouthpiece of his wooden cudgel, and the other blows his cheeks out on a French horn. Do you call that Art? Franz Schubert

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot. David Amram

I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad. Wynton Marsalis

I love the French horn. Vanessa L. Williams

According to Farkas the mouthpiece should have 2/3 upper lip and 1/3 lower lip (French horn), 2/3 lower lip and 1/3 upper lip (trumpet and cornet), and more latitude for lower brass (trombone, baritone, and tuba). Source: Internet

Cornet resembling a French horn Fanfare orkest Fanfare orkesten (" fanfare orchestras "), found in only the Netherlands, Belgium, Northern France and Lithuania, use the complete saxhorn family of instruments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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