Vienna horn
Noun
Meaning
Vienna horn (plural Vienna horns)
(music) A brass aerophone used mainly in Austria in the performance of orchestral and classical music.
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Although instead of the full range of keys, Vienna horn players usually use an F crook and it is looked down upon to use others, though switching to an A or B crook for higher pitched music does happen on occasion.
Related horns main The variety in horn history necessitates consideration of the natural horn, Vienna horn, mellophone, marching horn, and Wagner tuba.
In addition, the single B horns are sometimes used in solo and chamber performances and the single F survives orchestrally as the Vienna horn.