Horn – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Horn in music:

horn
French horn
bugle
organ stop of variable pitch and tone (equivalent to "Horn" in English, "Cor d'Orchestre" in French, and "Corno" in Italian)

Language

German

Singular

Horn

Plural

Hörner

Abbreviation

Hn.

Alt. abbreviations

Hr.Hrn.

Synonym

German musical terms that include Horn:

Altflügelhorn – alto flugelhorn (pitched in E-flat)
Althorn – alto horn (American English), tenor horn (British ...
Altkrummhorn – alto crumhorn
Baritonhorn – baritone horn (brass instrument)
Bassetthorn – basset horn...
Basshorn – bass horn
Basskrummhorn – bass crumhorn
Bügelhorn – saxhorn (family of valved brass instruments)
Englischhorn – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...
Flügelhorn – flugelhorn...
Gemshorn – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
Großbasskrumhorn – great bass crumhorn
Hifthorn – small hunting horn from the Middle Ages
Inventionshorn – invention horn
Jagdhorn – hunting horn
Klappenflügelhorn – keyed bugle
Klaxonhorn – vehicle horn
Krummhorn – crumhorn...
Kuhlohorn – kuhlohorn
Nachthorn – organ stop usually of 8' pitch of variable tone (e...
Naturhorn – natural horn
nimmt Englischhorn – takes English Horn
Parforcehorn – wind instrument belonging to the group of hunting ...
Posthorn – post horn
Schneckenhorn – conch (wind instrument made from a conch)
Signalhorn – signal horn, hunting horn
Soprankrummhorn – soprano crumhorn
Stierhorn – steerhorn
Stimmhorn – pitch pipe (small device used to provide a pitch r...
Tenorbasshorn – less common name for euphonium (brass instrument)
Tenorhorn – tenor horn (although the term sometimes denotes th...
Tenorkrummhorn – tenor crumhorn
Ventilhorn – valve horn
Waldhorn – French horn...
Waldhornschule – French horn school (method for playing the French ...

Music scores that include Horn:

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1874‑88) Page 1
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 (1881) Page 1
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 1
Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 (1872) Page 1
Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (1879) Page 1
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 1
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (1867) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1858‑68) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1883) Page 1
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1

German musical terms related to Horn:

Aulochrome – aulochrome (double-flared saxophone invented in th...
Blockflöte – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
Dulzian – dulcian (bassoon-like woodwind instrument from the...
englisches Horn – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...
Fagott – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
Flöte – flute...
Hoboe – (obsolete meaning) oboe...
Klarinette – clarinet...
kleine Flöte – piccolo flute
Oboe – oboe...
Ottavino – piccolo flute...
Piccolo – piccolo flute
Piccoloflöte – piccolo flute
Querflöte – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
Querpfeife – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...
Saxophon – saxophone...
Schwegel – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...
Schwegelpfeife – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...
Syrinx – pan flute
Traversflöte – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
Trommelflöte – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...