horn
valved brass instrument with coiled tubing and flared bell
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Summary
horn is a type of musical instrument[1]. horn ranks in the top 6% of type of musical instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,872 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Instrument of the Year[3]
- Subclass of: valve horn[4], horn[5]
- Commons category: French horns[6]
- Has part(s): sur[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Horns[8]
- Commons gallery: French horn[9]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Riemann's Music Dictionary[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[14], A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[16]
- Used by: horn player[17]
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 423.232[18]
- Different from: horn[19]
- History of topic: history of the use of horn in jazz[20]
- Has list: list of compositions for horn[21]
- Name: French horn[22], horn[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
horn has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] horn is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
FAQs
What awards did horn receive?
Honors received include Instrument of the Year[3].