French Horns

French Horns are a brass instrument with a coiled body and a flared bell, despite the misleading English name they were standardised in Germany rather than France. Articles cover the difference between a single F horn, a single B-flat horn and the more common double horn, the way the right hand sits inside the bell to adjust pitch and tone, classic concertos by Mozart and Strauss, and the orchestral seating tradition of placing horns at the back. There are also short notes on student instruments versus professional models and on why the embouchure takes years to develop.