French horns

Brass

Musical Theory and Technique

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    The French horn is a brass instrument.

    The French horn is a valved brass wind instrument with a circular shape, tapering from a narrow mouthpiece to a flaring bell at the other end, and producing a mellow tone.

    Range: The French horn has a range of B1 to B5 (approximately 65 Hz to 700 Hz.

    General MIDI Level 1 Sound Set Program Channel Number: decimal 61 or hexadecimal 0x3C. (See General MIDI Level 1 Sound Set.)