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Description
The natural horn is the predecessor to the modern French horn and has neither finger holes
nor valves. As a result, only natural tones according to the harmonic series can be produced
by adjusting the embouchure and changing lip tension. What’s more, the technique of
stopping—the left hand is inserted in various depths and angles into the bell—allows for
fine tuning the off-pitch tones and even producing chromatic notes that are not part of the
harmonic series. In order to play (harmonic) scales in differing keys, various tuning slides
have to be used. Early composers had to provide sufficient time for changing and inserting
various tuning slides into the instruments when scales and keys changed in the music. So, by
the end of the 19th century, as music became increasingly chromatic, the natural horn was
replaced by more advanced valved instruments. The natural horn imposes considerable
demands on the player, especially when compared to the modern French horn, but the extra
effort is rewarded by a unique and particularly noble sound. As a user of Historic Winds III,
you’ll reap the benefits of the natural horn’s confident tone, without having to worry about
the challenges of performance.
For Historic Winds III the Vienna team captured a natural horn with ten different tuning slides (B basso, B alto, C basso, C alto, D, Eb, E, F, G, A) for utmost flexibility. The soloist was Marcus Schmidinger who performed all of the horn instruments in Vienna’s Brass I and Brass II Collections and also contributed to the Dimension Brass series. Apart from basic articulations and Performance Elements this Collection also provides fast Interval Performances in legato and marcato styles, Performance Trills, arpeggios (major, minor, and diminished in legato and staccato) as well as ornamental mordents.
For Historic Winds III the Vienna team captured a natural horn with ten different tuning slides (B basso, B alto, C basso, C alto, D, Eb, E, F, G, A) for utmost flexibility. The soloist was Marcus Schmidinger who performed all of the horn instruments in Vienna’s Brass I and Brass II Collections and also contributed to the Dimension Brass series. Apart from basic articulations and Performance Elements this Collection also provides fast Interval Performances in legato and marcato styles, Performance Trills, arpeggios (major, minor, and diminished in legato and staccato) as well as ornamental mordents.