This Brass French Horn Ornament
measures 4 inches long and hangs from a gold cord. These Unique Christmas Ornaments come in a black leather gift case that measures 4½ inches long, 3 inches deep and 2¼ inches high. The Gold Ornament and Red Christmas Ornaments Horn rests inside the case, on a bed of dark red velour. This is the perfect gift for anyone who plays the French Horn. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

The French Horn.
Early horns were much simpler than modern horns. These early horns were brass tubes with a flared opening or bell, wound around a few times. These early hunting horns were originally played on a hunt, often while mounted. Change of pitch was effected entirely by the lips, the horn not being equipped with valves until the 19th century. The horn was used to call hounds on a hunt and created a sound most like the human voice, but carried much farther. In orchestral settings, the horn or more often pairs of horns often invoked the idea of the hunt, or beginning in the later baroque determined the character of the key being played or represented nobility, royalty or divinity.
Early horns were commonly pitched in B flat alto, A, A flat, G, F, E, E flat, D, C and B flat basso. Since the only notes available were those on the harmonic series of one of those pitches, they had no ability to play in different keys. The remedy for this was the use of crooks or sections of tubing of differing length that when inserted altered the length of the instrument and thus its pitch. Select this link to view our People and Profession Tree Ornaments.