Horn

This study follows the horn from its earliest form as an instrument made from animal horns in classical antiquity to the modern instrument that emerged in the seventeenth century. Wherever people have made music, the horn has turned up, and it still sounds in orchestras, jazz, and film scores today.

The book is part of the Yale Musical Instrument Series and is written by Renato Meucci and Gabriele Rocchetti. It traces how the modern horn took shape in its many forms, beginning in Turin and spreading into the political and diplomatic life of European courts. It also covers the invention of valves, a turning point in the instrument's design.

Drawing on musical examples and newly discovered sources, the authors offer a comprehensive account of an instrument whose history is as intricate as the music it has produced.