Who Invented the french horn?

Answer 1

The modern orchestral brass French horn was an invention based on early hunting horns. Horns were first used as musical instruments during 16th century operas. During the 17th century, modifications to the bell end (larger and flared bells) of the horn were made and the cor de chasse, or French horn as the English called it was born.

The first horns were monotone instruments. In 1753, a German musician called Hampel invented the means of applying movable slides (crooks) of various length that changed the key of the horn.

In 1760, it was discovered rather then invented that placing a hand over the bell of the French Horn lowered the tone called stopping. Devices for stopping were later invented.

In the 19th century, valves instead of crooks were used, giving birth to the modern French Horn and eventually the double French Horn.

It is debatable if it is possible to trace the invention of the French Horn to one person. However, two inventors are named as the first to invent a valve for the horn. According to the Brass Society, "Heinrich Stoelzel (1777-1844), a member of the band of the Prince of Pless, invented a valve which he applied to the horn by July of 1814 (considered the first French Horn)" and "Friedrich Blühmel (fl. 1808-before 1845), a miner who played trumpet and horn in a band in Waldenburg, is also associated with the invention of the valve."

According to A Brief History of Horn Evolution, "Double French horns were invented by both Edmund Gumpert and Fritz Kruspe in the late 1800s. German Fritz Kruspe, who has been credited most often as being the inventor of the modern double French horn, combined the pitches of the horn in F with the horn in B Flat in 1900.

Answer 2

To start it is not actually called a french horn. Traditionally it is just called a horn because back when they were using natural horns they had to change their crooks the name written on the music would be some like Horn Eb, Horn F, Horn D and etc. The reason many people today think Horn in F or F horn stands for french is because the french adopted that name many many years ago. when really all it is, is the key the horn is in. So different horns were invented in different places. So here we go- Ancient horns (con shells, animal horns) - all over the world The Lur - Scandinavia Hunting horn - originally France Cor Solo - specifically unknown Orchestra Natural Horn - Dresden, Germany Omnitonic horn - Prussia Viennese Horn - Patent give to Leopold Uhlmann in Vienna, Austria Modern day single & double horns - Germany Disliked yet used Triple horn - Possibly Germany, not sure though Compensating double horn - Possibly Germany, not sure though Wagner Tuba - its not so much where it was invented but by whom. Richard Wagner wanted a mellower sound for some of his pieces so he created the Wagner tuba to fill in that role, and no it is not like a euphonium, and is not in the tuba family.

Answer 3

During the 17th century, modifications to the bell end (larger and flared bells) of the horn were made and the cor de chasse, or French horn as the English called it was born.

In 1753, a German musician called Hampel invented the means of applying movable slides (crooks) of various length that changed the key of the horn.

In 1760, it was discovered rather then invented that placing a hand over the bell of the French Horn lowered the tone called stopping. Devices for stopping were later invented.

In the 19th century, valves instead of crooks were used, giving birth to the modern French Horn and eventually the double French Horn. It is debatable if it is possible to trace the invention of the French Horn to one person. However, two inventors are named as the first to invent a valve for the horn. According to the Brass Society, "Heinrich Stoelzel (1777-1844), a member of the band of the Prince of Pless, invented a valve which he applied to the horn by July of 1814 (considered the first French Horn)" and "Friedrich Blühmel (fl. 1808-before 1845), a miner who played trumpet and horn in a band in Waldenburg, is also associated with the invention of the valve."

Answer 4

Who invented the french horn?
-Although Heinrich Stolzel and Francois Perinet, and among many others made significant improvements in the horn, a German by the name of Fritz Kruspe was one of the first to develop the single and double horn with rotary valves.

Answer 5

Although Heinrich Stolzel and Francois Perinet, and among many others made significant improvements in the horn, a German by the name of Fritz Kruspe was one of the first to develop the single and double horn with rotary valves

Answer 6

Dennis Brain, the god of all horn players, invented and perfected the horn.

Answer 7

Fritz Kruspe

Answer 8

Check out these sites. Lots og info on the frenc horn. Happy reading.
library.thinkquest.org/C001468F/library/instruments/.../frenchhorn.htm
www.angelfire.com/fl/chipmunk1981/FrenchHorn.html

Answer 9

The Dutch

Answer 10

A russian guy, what do you think? The gayest man ever to have walked the face of the earth invented it. I used to play it in band, and I wish I took drums.