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In jazz and popular-music contexts, the word may be used loosely to refer to any wind instrument, and a section of brass or woodwind instruments, or a mixture of the two, is called a horn section in these contexts.

The gemshorn is the only medieval flute with a sharply tapering conical bore. Its shape is determined naturally since it is made from the horn of a chamois or ox. The tone has a sweet color somewhere between a soft recorder and an ocarina.

Ensembles of gemshorns can be used to play a large amount of medieval and renaissance music. They also blend quite well with recorder consorts. The early history of the gemshorn, like that of the recorder, is not well known. Obviously horns had been used as instruments for many thousands of years.

The fingering of a gemshorn is like a recorder and is usually built with the tuning C/F, but can not be overblown. Thus, the range of sounds is very limited. This is due to the closed construction, which brings the advantage of a warm sound.

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The raised horn is a common biblical symbol of victory, especially of being rescued from oppression. ), and when God “exalts the horn” of someone, he is bringing victory to the oppressed.

Gemshorn plural Gemshorns : an organ flue stop with conical pipes producing a light tone midway between flute and string tone.

The oboe has a uniquely varied voice. It can produce a wistful, sweet sound, and it can also create powerfully high and distinct tones. In Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the oboe plays the part of the duck. A close relative of the oboe is the English horn.

horn, French Cor, German Horn, in music, any of several wind instruments sounded by vibration of the player's tensed lips against a mouthpiece and primarily derived from animal horns blown at the truncated narrow end or, as among many tropical peoples, at a hole in the side.

The gemshorn was in use in the 15th century (there exists an organ stop of that name) and was primarily a pastoral instrument, not widely known after the mid-to-late 1500s until the resurgent interest in early music in the 20th century.

one octave Gemshorns are relatives of Ocarinas, but use the same fingerings as recorders. A range of one octave and a ninth note is available, making them genuine "Nine is Fine" instruments.

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