The Early Horn: A Practical Guide

This introduction to the early horn provides a historical account of the instrument's development during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. The book aims to help performers to play in a historically appropriate style and provides a series of case studies including major works from the horn repertoire by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. It includes chapters on the historical background of the instrument, its design and development, and choice of instrument today.

Author: John Humphries
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/31/2000
Pages: 150
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.92h x 5.97w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780521635592

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2001 pg. 1092