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I played French horn, and I certainly do miss it. I miss it. I wish I had the time to keep up with it. It's like exercising: You have to keep it up, especially the muscles in your lips to deal with the French horn.
Chuck Todd

Meaning of "French horn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH HORN

French horn play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH HORN

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French horn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FRENCH HORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Horn (instrument)

The horn, also known as the French horn, is a brass instrument made of tubing more than 20 feet long, wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The main tubing on an F Horn is ~12–13' long and that associated with the valves adds additional length to achieve ~20' of tubing overall. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player. In informal use, "horn" may also refer to nearly any wind instrument with a flared exit for the sound. Descended from the natural horn, the instrument is often informally known as the French horn. However, this is technically incorrect since the instrument is not French in origin, but German. Therefore, the International Horn Society has recommended since 1971 that the instrument be simply called the horn. French horn is still the most commonly used name for the instrument in the United States. Pitch is controlled through the adjustment of lip tension in the mouthpiece and the operation of valves by the left hand, which route the air into extra tubing. Most horns have lever-operated rotary valves, but some, especially older horns, use piston valves and the Vienna horn uses double-piston valves, or pumpenvalves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH HORN

French fact
French Foreign Legion
French franc
French fried potatoes
French fries
French Guiana
French Guianan
French Guianese
French Guinea
French heel
French India
French Indochina
French kiss
French knickers
French knot
French leave
French letter
French lilac
French loaf
French marigold

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH HORN

acoustic horn
alto horn
bass horn
basset horn
bighorn
blow one´s horn
English horn
exponential horn
hawthorn
horn
hunting horn
longhorn
Matterhorn
post horn
powder horn
rhino horn
rhinoceros horn
stag´s horn
thorn
waldhorn

Synonyms and antonyms of French horn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «French horn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH HORN

Find out the translation of French horn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of French horn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French horn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法国号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trompa de pistones
570 millions of speakers

English

French horn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच सींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بُوْقٌ فَرَنسِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

валторна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trompa de pistons
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি শিঙা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cor d’harmonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tanduk Perancis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waldhorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレンチホルン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프렌치혼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sungu Perancis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kèn tây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரஞ்சு ஊதுகுழல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच हॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Korno
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corno da caccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waltornia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

валторна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corn francez
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλλικό κόρνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse horing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valthorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

valthorn
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French horn

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5 QUOTES WITH «FRENCH HORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word French horn.
1
David Amram
Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.
2
Ewan McGregor
Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.
3
Joshua Prince-Ramus
When I went to college, I thought I was going to become a professional musician. I was a French horn player, so I went to Yale to study with a very unusual French horn player.
4
Chuck Todd
I played French horn, and I certainly do miss it. I miss it. I wish I had the time to keep up with it. It's like exercising: You have to keep it up, especially the muscles in your lips to deal with the French horn.
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Vanessa Williams
I love the French horn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH HORN»

Discover the use of French horn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French horn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mel Bay's Anthology of French Horn Music
"A master source of symphonic and operatic excerpts from the works of the great composers, selected from the repertoire most frequently used for recitals, placement exams and professional auditions.
Richard C. Moore, Eugene Ettore, 1986
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Practical Hints on Playing the French Horn
The ancestors of the modern French horn were the hunting horn and the hand horn. Both instruments are sometimes called "natural" horns because they are simply a length of flaring (conical) tubing with a bell at one end and a mouthpiece at ...
Staff, Alfred Publishing
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French Horn Soloist: Level I (Elementary)
The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments.
James D. Ployhar, 2002
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Really Easy Jazzin' About: Fun Pieces for French Horn
'Really Easy Jazzin' About' is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles, tailor-made for the absolute beginner.
‎2003
5
Accent on Achievement, Bk 2: Horn in F, Book & CD
FRENCH HORN SOLO WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME i, Arr. by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams Horn in F Piano Gm f Gm F f ^ -l_ L }. i 3 ~ •/ > > " / ^ ^ T^ ^ ^ 19 20 22 / / A /_. Allegro 5 JT * \ ^^•^^^ ^ 1 L t */ \ s w. \\ \J I J I 7 J II ^ i ...
John O'Reilly, Mark Williams, 1998
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Learn to Play the French Horn
A carefully graded method that builds a sound rhythmic sense, develops well-rounded musicianship and emphasizes concepts of tone production.
‎1972
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I Was a College Dropout: The French Horn Was My Mistress: ...
Get ready to appreciate the ordinary and consider the profound in this dazzling collection of poems.
Barbara Aline Blanchard, 2009
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Mastery of the French Horn: Technique and Musical Expression
Mastery of the French Horn is for intermediate to advanced players, for improving technique and finding new levels of musical expression.
Michael Hoeltzel, William Melton, 2006
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Sixteen Easter Hymns for French Horn - Volume 1
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Windsor Publishing
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Eleven Patriotic Songs for French Horn
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Windsor Publishing

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH HORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French horn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chelmsford bands perform in DC on July 4
"Not a lot of schools get to do that," said sophomore French horn player Catherine Smith, 15. "It was a huge honor." About 120 students went on ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
2
Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 12, 2015
Heritage High and Everett High graduates who were Hicks' former students include Angela Gregory, French horn; Gary Tipton, clarinet; Brian ... «Maryville Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Badly Drawn Boy: 'Music has saved me in a lot of ways'
From the wonderful opening bars of cello and French horn of The Shining, through an eclectic 18 tracks including pastoral left-field folk ditties ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Summer musical a fave gig for director Naomi Rose-Mock
... acting lessons at age 3, and surrounded herself with music, singing mezzo-soprano and playing instruments like the French horn and piano. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
5
Fringe Festival for the classical fan, from dance to world music
The four members of Oread are David Ramirez on flute, Robbie Harvey on alto sax, Eric Hessel on French horn and Mai Tadokoro on marimba. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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Playing the Music of Capitalism
This gives the French horn its characteristic mellow sound but also makes it easy to miss notes. The metaphors here form themselves.”. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Willie Ruff On Piano Jazz
Willie Ruff is a master of both the bass and the French horn, which he reveals to be a singularly beautiful jazz instrument. Trained as a classical ... «KRCB, Jul 15»
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Grant provides music lessons for students
Lauren Aparo, who plays French horn and attends Northeast Middle School. ▫ Mackenzie Dumas, who plays alto sax and attends Southside ... «Bristol Press, Jul 15»
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Spread Love: Making Busking In D.C. Into A Full-Time Job
But that didn't stop him from learning lots of instruments — the sousaphone, saxophone, French horn. He even can sit in on the skins when ... «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»
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Second Cup: Road Trip Edition: An Encore Performance from …
(WTXL)--French Horn player Joseph Gill joined us live from Hahira, Georgia this morning for another edition of Second Cup: Road Trip Edition! «WTXL ABC 27, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. French horn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/french-horn>. Apr 2024 ».
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