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Glossary of Horn Specific Terminology
| Names of the Horn | |||
| English | valve horn | natural horn | |
| French | cor |
cor-ā-pistons |
cor d' harmonie |
| cor chromatique |
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| German | Horn | Ventilhorn | Naturhorn |
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Waldhorn |
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| Italian | corno | corno ventile | corno naturale |
| corna a macchina | |||
| Spanish | trompa | trompa de pistķn | |
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Stopped Horn |
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| English | stopped | open |
| French |
sons bouché |
sons naturels |
| German | gestopft | offen |
| Italian | chuiso | |
| Spanish | tapada | |
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Muted |
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| English | mute | with | without | muted | open |
| French | sourdine | avec | sans | ouvert | |
| German | Dämpfer | mit | ohne | gedämpft | offen |
| Italian | sordina | con | senza | ||
| Spanish | sordina | ||||
| Other Terms | ||
| English | brassy | bells up |
| French | cuivre | pavillion en l' air |
| German | schmetternd | schalltrifter auf |
| schalltrifter in der hohe | ||
| As with so many items at this site this will continue to be a work in progress. If you find a term you don't know, or one that you do know that isn't included here, e-mail me and I'll add it. |
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