Open AccessThe French Art of the Natural Horn Playing and the Adaptation of Valve Mechanisms in the 19th Century
Author(s) -
Alicja Rozwadowska
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kwartalnik młodych muzykologów uj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2956-4107
pISSN - 2353-7094
DOI - 10.4467/23537094kmmuj.20.028.13901
Subject(s) - french horn , natural (archaeology) , context (archaeology) , adaptation (eye) , perspective (graphical) , aesthetics , art , history , sociology , psychology , visual arts , pedagogy , archaeology , neuroscience
The article is an attempt at identifying issues related to the problem of the adaptation of valve mechanisms in Parisian orchestras and Conservatoire. Opinions and postulates of supporters and opponents are being presented, as well as the concepts of combining the valve instrument with the use of the natural horn playing technique. In this context, the perspective of natural horn players, who contributed to the significant delay in the adaptation of valve horns in Paris, are being discussed. Further parts of the text explain the construction of natural horns commonly used in the discussed period in France (cor solo and cor d’orchestre), as well as various issues related to the specific playing technique. The differences between cor alto and cor basse are being examined as well as the concept of cor mixte proposed by Frédéric Duvernoy.