Chapter 1
From the forest to the concert hall
Chapter 2
Physics of the golden maze
Chapter 3
The soul of the symphony
Chapter 4
Soundtracks and modern magic
YOUR GOAL
Master of Unraveling the golden loops of the French horn
Ch 3 · The soul of the symphony
maestro French Horn
Twelve feet of brass in a spiral (coiled so tight!) The soul of the orchestra singing (into the night!)
maestro Playful insults cover the margins of Mozart's handwritten sheet music for the horn
maestro A playful inflatable French horn with glossy mirror and matte synthetic surfaces
Fun Fact
The golden record: A recording of a French horn playing Beethoven is currently hurtling through deep space on the Voyager 1 spacecraft's Golden Record.
Glossary
french horn (noun)
A brass wind instrument with a coiled tube, valves, and a wide flared bell. Robert Schumann celebrated its rich orchestral voice by composing his famous Konzertstück for four horns in 1849.
A brass wind instrument with a coiled tube, valves, and a wide flared bell. Robert Schumann celebrated its rich orchestral voice by composing his famous Konzertstück for four horns in 1849.
Quiz
For which friend did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart write his four famous horn concertos?
Quiz
Why is the French horn listed as the hardest orchestral instrument in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Quiz
What emotional theme does the horn solo in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony represent?