According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, the French horn in jazz dates back to 1921. By the 1930s, the instrument was popping up on recordings by Bing Crosby and Woody Herman. In the 1940s, Artie ...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett admitted the band included a French horn on a track from their Black Album without being aware of what the instrument actually was. Hammett and frontman James Hetfield ...

According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, the French horn in jazz dates back to 1921. By the 1930s, the instrument was popping up on recordings by Bing Crosby and Woody Herman. In the 1940s, Artie ...

Bruce Lawson can be remembered for bringing some music into the world through his meticulous work of shrinking and expanding brass and applying his engineering background to create different designs.

The French horn is a beautiful and melodic brass instrument that adds rich harmonic texture to any ensemble. Mastering the French horn requires dedication, practice, and quality instruction. For those ...

In a curious piece in today’s New York Times “Arts” section, classical-music writer Allan Kozinn defends himself from charges that he is a French-horn hater — a “cornophobe” — by hating on ...

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool (Capitol, 1957 [recorded 1949-50]) My French horn teacher was Gunther Schuller, who played on Miles’ Birth of the Cool sessions, and he told me that “on the dates that I ...

The French horn. It’s the heart and soul of any symphony orchestra, and writing for it always brought out the best in Mozart, Brahms, Richard Strauss and so many other great composers. But don’t let ...

It is one of the most rousing instruments in the orchestra, used to create soaring fanfares and powerful harmonics. However, it seems the beauty of the French horn may be lost on the very musicians ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The french horn (or horn for short) consists of a very long brass tube, which ...