The French horn / by Birchard Coar.
| Author/creator | Coar, Birchard |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [DeKalb, IL] : [Birchard Coar], 1950 [©1947] |
| Description | viii, 102 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bibliography. General reference works ; Periodicals ; Concertos and sonatas ; Trios ; Chamber music ; Instructional material -- History and development. Primitive instruments -- The hunting horn -- Horn and trumpet compared -- Early use of horn in orchestra -- Invention of crook and tuning slide -- Early horns of England and Russia -- Horn music of Bach -- Hampel's discoveries -- The transitional period: Gluck -- Cor-basse, cor-alto, cor-mixte -- The treatment of the horn by Haydn and Mozart -- Beethoven: the progressive -- The keyed bugle -- History and development of valves -- Weber -- Schubert -- Spohr, Mendelssohn, Schumann -- Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Rossini -- Wagner's innovations -- Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Strauss -- Modern tendencies -- The double horn in Bb and F. Correction of prevalent misconceptions ; Technical considerations ; Principles of teaching ; Concertos: suggestions for performance. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages i-viii. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML995.C6 F7 1950 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |