Few musical instruments receive such universal adoration or are blessed with such arresting repertoire as the French Horn. Any why wouldn’t you love the horn? With its unique timbre which somehow manages to be at once heroic and achingly romantic, it is no surprise that the horn has found its niche providing the accompaniment to superheroes, adventurers and far off worlds on both the silver screen and concert hall.
The horn family is one of the oldest in the world. It is likely that animal horns have been used as musical instruments in the earliest human societies. Horns are naturally hollow, providing a perfect chamber to resonate and create a rich round sound. Animal horn is also a very malleable material, which can be shaped after immersing it in boiling water. Cutting off the pointed end of the animal horn and vibrating your lips against the resulting hole creates a very loud, but not massively tuneful sound.



