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Also Known As hand horn • waldhorn • cor d’harmonie • orchestral horn • French horn

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orchestral horn
Illustration of wind instruments grouped by type, showing woodwinds-tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon-and brass instruments-horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
German composer
Schuller, Gunther
Gunther Schuller
American composer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer

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