In former times the alphorn maker would find a tree bent at the base in the shape of an alphorn, but modern makers piece the wood together at the base.
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In former times the alphorn maker would find a tree bent at the base in the shape of an alphorn, but modern makers piece the wood together at the base.
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It is known, by local tradition, that he had a typical mo character, joyful and witty and he played well the leaf, alphorn, flute and violin.
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Michael Praetorius mentions an alphorn-like instrument under the name of H�lzern Trummet ( wooden trumpet ) in " Syntagma Musicum " ( Wittenberg, 1615 1619; Pl.
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Besides the traditional big-band complement, his orchestrations have prominently featured such instruments as the tuba, piccolo, bass clarinet, alphorn, exotic percussion, and wordless vocals.
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In 1989, the Photo Shop advertised " Products by Kodak ", and the western end of the unit, towards the entrance to Medieval Faire, was simply called Alphorn.
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Once in Grund, teams had to cross the L�tschine Br�ggli Bridge, then follow the sound of a Swiss alphorn to obtain their next clue, where they encountered a Switchback.
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From late antiquity there are mentions of " alpine horns ", but the earliest secure description of the wooden instrument now called an " alphorn " dates from the sixteenth century.
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Thus one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the alphorn, the cornett, the serpent and the didgeridoo, while some woodwind instruments are made of brass, like the saxophone.
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Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner used the words " lituum alpinum " for the first known detailed description of the alphorn in his " De raris et admirandis herbis " in 1555.
