The horn / Kurt Janetzky and Bernhard Brüchle ; translated by James Chater.

Author/creator Janetzky, Kurt
Other author Brüchle, Bernhard.
Other author Chater, James (James Michael), translator.
Format Book
Publication InfoPortland, OR : Amadeus Press, ©1988.
Description127 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleHorn. English
Contents Origins and prehistory -- Early experiments, new discoveries, development and progress -- Hunter-musicians -- The new horn -- Virtuosos: Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Ignaz Leutgeb, Johann Wenzel Stich, called Giovanni Punto -- Turning point: the valve-horn is invented -- The Strauss era: Franz (1822-1905) and Richard (1864-1949) -- The horn in the late bourgeois music culture of central Europe -- The horn around 1950 -- The modern horn and its players.
Abstract From the earliest beginnings of the horn as a primitive tool of man to the sophisticated valve instruments of today, the authors trace the development of the horn and its uses.
General noteTranslated from the German edition, c1977, Hallwag AG Bern.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 88019282
ISBN0931340144

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML955 .J313 1988 ✔ Available Place Hold