The french horn (or horn for short) consists of a very long brass tube, which curls round and round. Originally made from hollowed-out animals' horns, the horn was used for signalling.

The rather disparate timbres of the tuba and French horn will come together at 3 p.m. today in Peter Hall on Moravian College’s Church Street campus.Grant W. Moore II, tuba, and Martin Webster ...

The French horn is so versatile. Heroic, romantic, scary, mysterious — you name it, the horn can play that part. And it’s a sociable instrument: We love to play together.

Brass. Brass: “Trumpet” is from Old French “trompette,” for a tube-like musical instrument. “French horn” is ultimately from the hunting horn used in France. “Trombone” is from Latin “tromba,” a large ...

But Brahms didn't appreciate the newfangled French horn. He once mocked the instrument, calling it the "brass viola." And he was uneasy about imagining his Trio played with such a thing.