Tenor horn
The tenor horn (British English; alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E♭ horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E♭. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flugelhorn and euphonium, and normally uses a deep, cornet-like mouthpiece.
Yamaha tenor horn in E♭ | |
| Brass instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | en: alto horn (American), tenor horn (British), de: Althorn, fr: saxhorn alto or pichotte, nl: althoorn, it: genis, fi: alttotorvi, sv: althorn, es: onoben (Spain) or saxor (Mexico) |
| Classification | |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.232 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration) |
| Playing range | |
|
| |
| Related instruments | |
It is most commonly used in British brass bands, and Mexican banda music whereas the French horn tends to take the corresponding parts in concert bands and orchestras. However, the tenor horn has occasionally been used as an alternative to the French horn in concert bands.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.