Cor d'orchestre, 1845–50, Lyon, France, French, Brass, Aerophone-Lip Vibrated, Pierre Piatet (French, ca. 1796–1868), This type

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Cor d'orchestre, 1845–50, Lyon, France, French, Brass, Aerophone-Lip Vibrated, Pierre Piatet (French, ca. 1796–1868), This type of natural horn was used in Classical and early Romantic orchestras. It is often referred to as the 'hand horn' because by placing their hand in the horn’s bell and closing it off to varying degrees, players could alter the notes of the harmonic series to produce a chromatic scale

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