The alphorn's exact origins remain indeterminate, and the ubiquity of horn-like signal instruments in valleys throughout Europe may indicate a long history of cross influences regarding their construction and usage.
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"But no one has ever criticized us for our yodelers, alphorn blowers and flag swingers, " he told a cheering crowd at the festival, which takes place every three years.
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AD 1400, include wooden labrophones in their stretched form, like the alphorn, or coiled versions, such as the'" B�chel " and the " Allg�uisches Waldhorn " or " Ackerhorn ".
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The use of the alphorn is seen mainly in mountainous regions, can be very popular in some areas, and like yodeling or the accordion, it has become an emblem of traditional Swiss music.
It is mostly used by shepherds for signaling and communication in the forested mountains, as well as for guiding sheep and dogs . " Tr�mbica " produces sounds altogether different from those of the alphorn.
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17th 19th century collections of alpine myths and legends suggest that alphorn-like instruments had frequently been used as signal instruments in village communities since medieval times or earlier, sometimes substituting for the lack of church bells.
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In 2009 Brooks was commissioned by the SF MOMA to create an " artist's response " to the museum's new Rooftop Sculpture Garden for which he composed " Alphorn " for Hans C . Siegmann.
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For a long time, scholars believed that the alphorn had been derived from the Roman-Etruscan lituus, because of their resemblance in shape, and because of the word " liti ", meaning Alphorn in the dialect of Obwalden.
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For a long time, scholars believed that the alphorn had been derived from the Roman-Etruscan lituus, because of their resemblance in shape, and because of the word " liti ", meaning Alphorn in the dialect of Obwalden.
