John Humphries: Early Horn Practical Guide Paperback

This introduction to the early horn provides a historical account of the instrument's development during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. It includes chapters on the historical background of the instrument, its design and development, and choice of instrument today. A series of case studies include the music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.