The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . lter (Leipzig, 1790-1792 and 1812-1814). * De saccularibus Libcralium Artiujn in Bohemia et Moravia fatitcommentarius (Prague, 1784), p. 401. »See Ernest Thoinan, Les Origines de la chapelle musique deisouverains de France (Paris, 1864); F. J. Fdtis, Recherchcs sur lamusique des rois de France, et de quclques princes depuis Philippele Bel jusqui la fin du regne de Louis XIV., Rnue musicale (Pans,1832), xii. pp. 193, 217, 233, 241, 257; Castil-Blaze, La Chapellemusique des rois de France (Paris, 18
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . lter (Leipzig, 1790-1792 and 1812-1814). * De saccularibus Libcralium Artiujn in Bohemia et Moravia fatitcommentarius (Prague, 1784), p. 401. »See Ernest Thoinan, Les Origines de la chapelle musique deisouverains de France (Paris, 1864); F. J. Fdtis, Recherchcs sur lamusique des rois de France, et de quclques princes depuis Philippele Bel jusqui la fin du regne de Louis XIV., Rnue musicale (Pans,1832), xii. pp. 193, 217, 233, 241, 257; Castil-Blaze, La Chapellemusique des rois de France (Paris, 1882); Michel Brenet, Deuxcomptes de la chapelle musique des rois de France, Intern. , Smbd. vi., i. pp. 1-32; J. Ecorcheville, Quelqucs documentssur la musique de la grande dcurie du roi, Intern. Mus. Ces.,Smbd. ii. 4 (Leipzig, 1901). pp. 608-642. •• Neue Zeitschrift f. Musik (Leipzig, 1870), p. 309. See Die Sammlung der Musikinstrttmente des baierischen by K. A. Bierdimpfl (Munich, 1883), Nos. 105 and 106. Communication from Dr Georg Hagen, assistant director. HORN 703. Flrom a Photo by K. 7.—Early Raoux Horn (Munich). The horn (a post-hom) did not appear in the arms of the familyin question until 1699, when the first peer Casimir Johann Friedrichwas created hereditary Post-Master. The influence of such erroneousstatements in the work of noted writers is far-reaching. Inquiries at the department ofNational Archives inParis concerning Raoux,the founder of the after-wards famous firm ofhorn-makers whose modelwith pistons is used inthe British military bandsand at Kneller Hall,proved fruitless. Fetisstates that he workedduring the second half ofthe 18th century. AlbertChouquet states thathe has seen a trumpet byRaoux, seul ordinairedu Roy, Place du Louvredated 1695. The inscrip-tions on the horns in ques-tion are: For No. 105, asilver horn of the simplestform in D, Fait a Paris par Raoux ;for No. 106, a brass hornengraved with
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