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French-Horn Hypertension

New England Journal of Medicine, 1995
To the Editor: A 47-year-old beginning French-horn player experienced dizziness when he played notes higher than G. He was otherwise in good health except for essential hypertension, which was being treated with enalapril (2.5 mg twice a day). We monitored the patient with a Finapress blood-pressure monitor (Louisville, Colo.) in order to obtain beat ...
Joel E. Dimsdale, Richard A. Nelesen
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Timbre images of the French horn in R. Strauss’ orchestral style (on the example of Concerto No. 1 for French horn and Orchestra)

Problems of Interaction Between Arts, Pedagogy and the Theory and Practice of Education
Statement of the problem. The concept of timbre image complements the concept of “sound image of an instrument”. Timbre determines the character of the sound, influencing the emotional coloring of intonation.
Bai Bowen
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How (not) to write a B♭ french horn beginners method book

Royal Conservatoire Research Portal
Name: Isabelle Roelofs Main subject: Master Natural Horn Research supervisor: Daniel Salbert Title: How (not) to write a Bb French Horn beginners method book Research question: How (not) to write a Bb French Horn beginners method book Summary of the
Isabelle Roelofs
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La trompa de la salsa: the role of the French Horn in Afro-Cuban music

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Discovering Afro-Cuban music as a classical musician was an outstanding moment in my career. Realizing how unusual it is for French Horns to be involved in this style inspired me to start this research and further develop my skills.
Ana Muñoz Koniarska
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Lip Vibration and Technical Efficiency in French Horn Technique

International Journal of Music and Performing Arts
Lip vibration plays a central role in sound production and expressive control in brass performance, particularly in the French horn. This study investigates how specific characteristics of lip motion—such as vibratory stability, amplitude, and lip ...
Gemma Guillem Cardona   +1 more
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French Horn Affairs

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1974
To the Editor.— I beg to differ with your consultant's answer to the problems of acid saliva and perspiration in the French horn player (226:212, 1973). Saliva is normally slightly acid (pH 6 to 7). The usual dosage of antacid is not going to change it.
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Pitch change of the stopped French horn

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1964
Composers sometimes ask for a form of muting on the French horn called “hand stopping,” where the player closes the bell with the heel to the right hand as completely as possible. This alters the timbre of the instrument and its pitch as well. Players are taught to compensate for the pitch change by transposing down a semitone on the F horn.
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Ulnar Nerve Entrapment in a French Horn Player

JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 1997
Nerve entrapment syndromes are frequent among musicians. Because of the demands on the musculoskeletal system and the great agility needed to per-form, musicians often present with vague complaints early in the course of entrapment, which makes the diagnosis a challenge for the clinician.
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Acoustical characteristics of annealed French horn bell flares

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1985
One-third octave airborne sound level measurements were recorded for four yellow brass and three nickel–silver French horn bell flares of varying hardness. The sound level associated with the unannealed brass flares was higher in the 1–3 kHz range than with the annealed brass bell flares, whereas the opposite relationship was observed for nickel–silver
Bruce Lawson, Walter Lawson
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