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  2. German horn - Wikipedia

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    Rotary valves of a German double horn. German horns have lever-operated rotary valves, The term French horn was another name for this same horn, and the Vienna horn which uses double-piston valves, or pumpenvalves. A horn without valves is known as a natural horn, changing pitch along the natural harmonics of the instrument. Pitch may also be ...

  3. Horn (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The German horn is the most common type of orchestral horn, [22] and is ordinarily known simply as the "horn". The double horn in F/B♭ is the version most used by professional bands and orchestras. A musician who plays the German horn is called a horn player (or, less frequently, a hornist). Pitch is controlled through the adjustment of lip ...

  4. Stefan Dohr - Wikipedia

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    Born in Münster, Dohr obtained the Solo Horn position of the Frankfurt Opera House at the age of 19. He held the same position with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 1993, Dohr was chosen to play principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic.

  5. Trombone - Wikipedia

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    The trombone (German: Posaune, Italian, French: trombone) is a musical instrument in the brass family.As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate.

  6. Alphorn - Wikipedia

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    The alphorn (German: Alphorn, Alpenhorn; French: cor des Alpes; Italian: corno alpino) is a traditional lip-reed wind instrument originating from the European Alps. It consists of a very long straight wooden natural horn, with a length of 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13 feet), a conical bore and a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece.

  7. Flugelhorn - Wikipedia

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    The flugelhorn (/ ˈ f l uː ɡ əl h ɔːr n /), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. [1]

  8. Category:German horn players - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "German horn players" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Holger Czukay; E.

  9. List of highest-grossing films in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    This list is sorted by the number of tickets sold nationwide, according to the filmindonesia.or.id. [1] However, the information on filmindonesia.or.id was accrued only from 2007, making some films that was released before 2007 are not included or do not have an accurate number of admissions.