Label:
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None | |
Model:
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Vienna horn | |
Serial Number:
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none | |
Date of Manufacture:
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ca. 1840? | |
Key(s):
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F (a' = 460.8 "Old Austrian High Pitch) |
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Valves:
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3 Vienna (Right-Handed) | |
Bore:
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10.9 mm | |
Bell Flare:
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large "V" gussett with "zipper" seams, and with garland | |
Bell Throat:
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10.3 cm | |
Bell Diameter:
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30.5 cm | |
Base Metal:
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brass | |
Finish:
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raw brass | |
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The above view is actually the front (i.e. audience side) of the horn and the player's side is shown below. Note that the valve levers are on the near side in the above photo. Normally they would be to be on the opposite side of the horn and fingered with the left hand. Compare this with the very similar Cidrich horn. |
(Heyde, 1987, p.298) |
Invention of the double-piston "Wiener pumpen" valve is attributed to Joseph Kail and Joseph Riedl, both of Vienna, in 1823. It is based on the original Stoelzel valve and as such has the bottom of the pistons open as a port to the valve slide. When at rest the pistons inside the valve casings (right) allow the resonating air column to pass through the upper ports and bypass the valve slides. When the player depresses the valve lever the pistons are pushed up which opens the air column to the valve slide through the lower ports. |
The bell flare has a garland or "kranz" around the edge, a metal ring that prevents the sound from becoming too brassy or "edging out" at higher volumes. In this case it is highly decorated with beautifully engraved ornate flowers, leaves and acorns. |
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Details such as the bell garland decoration (above), the four-pointed star shape bell brace plate (right) and the crook receiver (below) might assist in identifying the maker of this horn. |
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References
Herbert Heyde, Das Ventilblasinstrument, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden, 1987Herbert Heyde, personal communication, 2002
Jeremy Monatagu, The French Horn, Shire Publications, Ltd, Princes Risborough, UK., 1990
Visit the Institut für Wiener Klangstil Web site for a detailed technical analysis of the properties of the Vienna horn.Visit the Hans Pizka Web site for a detailed history of the Vienna horn and its players.
Zenker, Andreas, and Zenker, Anna, Festschrift zum 25-jährigen Bestandsjubliläum der Emaus-Jünger, Bubnik Ebenau, 2013