The alphorn (German: Alphorn, Alpenhorn; French: cor des Alpes; Italian: corno alpino) is a traditional lip-reed wind instrument. It consists of a very long straight wooden natural horn, with a length of 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13 feet), a conical bore and a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece.

Like the didgeridoo, the Indian bamboo or wooden trumpet and the African horn, the alphorn is one of the original wooden wind instruments. The alphorn in Switzerland was first documented in the mid-16th century by natural scientist Conrad Gesner. The alphorn has long been a …

alphorn, long horn played by Alpine herdsmen and villagers, sounded for intercommunication and at daily ceremonies and seasonal festivals. It is carved or bored in wood and overwound with birch bark. Some instruments are straight, reaching 12 feet (4 metres) in length; since the mid-19th century, especially in Switzerland, the bell may be upcurved.

2023年5月14日 · Alphorns were traditionally played by Alpine herdsmen and villagers. They were used for intercommunication at ceremonies and festivals. They were also used for communication in mountainous regions in Europe. Today, they are used as musical instruments. Read on to find out more about these unusual horns. Alphorn History.

The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a straight several-meter-long wooden natural horn of conical bore, with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece. Traditionally the Alphorn was made of one single piece, or two parts at most, of the wood of a red pine tree.

2021年7月21日 · To learn more about the iconic alpine horn that now forms an integral part of Swiss traditions, read right through. Back in the day, alphorns were made directly from the boles of red pine trees.

The sonorous sounds of the alphorns are famous for inducing the ambience of the Alps. Also called the Alpenhorn or the Alpine Horn, the alphorn produces a wonderful, rich tone reminiscent of an open French Horn. As a group, the alphorns produce amazing harmonization and breathtaking music.

Throughout history the Alphorn has been sounded by that most lonely figure of the Swiss countryside; the young shepherd boy, surrounded by his flock of sheep. His horn began as a pine tree, bent at its base by the forces of wind, slope and the weight of winter snows.

The alphorn or alpenhorn is a unique instrument made of wooden natural horn or conical bore with a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece and was used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland. In the past, a group of more than 500 alphorn players gathered on the Gornergrat ridge near Zermatt and broke the world record for the largest alphorn group to perform.

2011年12月2日 · This edition is devoted to the most typical of all Swiss instruments, the mighty alphorn. We trace its development from the original concept of the curved primitive animal …