I would imagine it has a good deal to do with the music that was written for the natural horn. After all, how many conch shell concerti do we know of? :)
Chris --- Nicholas Hartman Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear List, > I've heard that recently, the natural horn has been making a > comeback. My question is, why the natural horn? Why not the hunting horn, alp > horn, or even the conch shell? it seem like an oddly specific instrument to > make a comeback. There are dozens of horns that have had an impact on the > development of the modern horn, yet no one would put the words "Seraphinoff" > and "Conch Shell" in the same sentence (except for just then). > > > Thanks, > > Nick > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org