CH. XXV 531 



CHAPTER XXV 



MUSIC FOR THE HORN 



In this Chapter are given the most useful calls 

 for the Coach-Horn, together with three airs adapted 

 to that instrument. 



Since the ordinary, straight coach-horn (Pig. 178) 

 has no keys, only the six open notes C, G, C, E, G, 

 C, can be sounded on it ; these notes are written in 



Fig. 178. 



the key of C, the first note in the list being the C 

 below the stave. The high C, with which the l post- 

 horn call' ends, is difficult to produce. 



The actual pitch of the notes sounded when any 

 call is played, depends upon the length of the horn ; 

 a horn with a length of about 39 inches, including 

 the mouth-piece, will give the sound of E flat when 

 what is written as C is sounded ; one of about 

 52 inches in length will give B flat, the pitch of a 

 cornet. 



The shorter the horn, the more difficult it is to 

 play, but the more brilliant are the calls ; the longer 

 horn has a softer tone. A horn 42 inches in length 

 has an agreeable pitch. A horn 54 or 56 inches in 



