French Horn Vs Piano Research Paper
French Horn v.s. Piano - Maxwell Miller The french horn and the piano were invented long ago and since then changes have been made to further improve the instruments and make them more suitable for playing music. These instruments are used very differently from each other in music while they both hold key roles. Both instruments are a challenge to learn and to master, and both have unique characteristics that make them difficult to play.
The Horn was invented for the purpose of hunting and sending messages across large distances. The earliest brass horn was simply a round tube that the user would wear around their body that the user could play only shelves on one key based on the size of their horn. They would play while riding on horseback so that they could easily alert others of a situation by playing different notes. Even before these horns, the earliest of all horns were animal horns that were blown through for signaling since it could only play one note. The horn was first used musically in the 16th century for operas as a simple part. The larger bell found on modern horns first came about in the 17th century as the horn became more for the purpose of music. Later in 1753 movable slides were added to the horn allowing the user to tune their horn in order to change the key in which they …show more content…
It requires being able to buzz into the french horn in such a way to easily switch between and recognize the different shelves in a key while using different fingerings that can be the same for some notes on different shelves or completely different for other notes. Some notes can even be played with multiple fingerings which can be useful depending on the situation. Memorizing the fingerings is one thing but learning to correctly hit all the shelves and play both high and low notes with good tone and volume is another. Playing the french horn takes years of practice to learn and a lifetime to
The Horn was invented for the purpose of hunting and sending messages across large distances. The earliest brass horn was simply a round tube that the user would wear around their body that the user could play only shelves on one key based on the size of their horn. They would play while riding on horseback so that they could easily alert others of a situation by playing different notes. Even before these horns, the earliest of all horns were animal horns that were blown through for signaling since it could only play one note. The horn was first used musically in the 16th century for operas as a simple part. The larger bell found on modern horns first came about in the 17th century as the horn became more for the purpose of music. Later in 1753 movable slides were added to the horn allowing the user to tune their horn in order to change the key in which they …show more content…
It requires being able to buzz into the french horn in such a way to easily switch between and recognize the different shelves in a key while using different fingerings that can be the same for some notes on different shelves or completely different for other notes. Some notes can even be played with multiple fingerings which can be useful depending on the situation. Memorizing the fingerings is one thing but learning to correctly hit all the shelves and play both high and low notes with good tone and volume is another. Playing the french horn takes years of practice to learn and a lifetime to