Horn Composers
Horn History
Terms
Transposition
Famous Hornists
100

This composer wrote four concertos for horn that are considered standard repertoire.

Mozart

100

This is the name of the horn before it had valves and was used in early orchestras.

Natural Horn

100

Con sordino means

Muted

100

Concert A is what note for the horn

E

100

Sarah Willis plays in which orchestra?

Berlin Philharmonic

200

This German composer wrote two concertos for horn and also wrote many Tone Poems for orchestra, including Don Juan and Don Quixote.

Who is Richard Strauss.

200

These are the slides that change the key of the natural horn.

Crooks

200

Gestopft means

Stopped

200

Concert D is what note for the horn

A

200

Dale Clevenger was Principal of which orchestra for most of his career?

Chicago Symphony

300

Bozza wrote this piece for students at the Paris Conservatory.

In the Forest (En Foret)

300

This important part of the horn was invented around 1814 and made the instrument chromatic.

Valves

300

Stringendo means

Speed up

300
Concert B is what note for the horn

F-sharp or G-flat

300

Greg Roosa plays second horn in this orchestra.

LA Phil

400

This Russian composer wrote a concerto for horn, written especially for Valery Polekh. He also wrote some short horn solos like Romance and Valse Triste.

Gliere

400

Beethoven had a horn section of three horns in which symphony of his?  (Name the number).

Symphony No. 3

400

Rubato means

A push and pull of tempo

400

Concert C is what note for the horn

G
400

Jessica Pearce plays Assistant/Utility in this orchestra.

Illinois Symphony!! :)

500

This German composer wrote a Horn Trio and preferred the sound of the natural horn.  He also wrote four symphonies in his middle age.

Brahms

500

This is the name of the series of notes the horn is based on.

The overtone series.

500

A plus sign over a note means

Stop the note

500

Concert A-flat is what note for the horn

E-flat

500

Radek Baborak is this nationality.

Czech.