MintyFresh@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 14 days agoPetition to rename the French Horn to American Hornlemmy.worldimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down117
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imagePetition to rename the French Horn to American Hornlemmy.worldMintyFresh@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·14 days agoI would love it if they gave the “horn” horn a proper name. Like yeah, “tenor horn” “baritone horn” is somewhat descriptive, but “horn” by itself is too generic! And the English Horn? Forget it! That shit’s got reeds in it!
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoHorn refers to the bell shape usually- which is why saxophones are horns but flutes and straight cornetts aren’t.
I would love it if they gave the “horn” horn a proper name. Like yeah, “tenor horn” “baritone horn” is somewhat descriptive, but “horn” by itself is too generic!
And the English Horn? Forget it! That shit’s got reeds in it!
Horn refers to the bell shape usually- which is why saxophones are horns but flutes and straight cornetts aren’t.