Certain musical instruments are becoming ‘endangered’ as children turn away from them to other, more popular, ones. The French horn, double bass and trombone are being neglected, according to a recent ...
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 ...
The Mitchell/Ruff piano/bass/French horn jazz duo has been together for more than half a century. In addition to playing clubs and festivals, Dwike Mitchell and Willie Ruff have made schools a regular ...
The line-up of a newly formed Mosaic quintet includes French horn, oud or qanoun, piano, double bass and percussion. Sayed Darwish (1892-1923), Riad Al-Sonbati (1906-1981), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) ...
All other brass instruments need to go home. We have a winner. From fiendishly exposed entries in Brandenburg Concertos to cruel openings to Bruckner symphonies, the humble French horn has for ...