"Althorn" redirects here. For the village in Essex, see Althorne.
Tenor horn
Yamaha tenor horn in E♭
Brass instrument
Other names
en: alto horn (American), tenor horn (British), de: Althorn, fr: saxhorn alto or pichotte, nl: althoorn, it: genis, fi: alttotorvi, sv: althorn, es: onoben (Spain) or saxor or charcheta (Mexico)
Classification
Wind
Brass
Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
423.232 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration)
Playing range
The tessitura for tenor horn in E♭ is A2 to E♭5. Notated in treble clef, sounds a major sixth lower than written.[1]
Related instruments
Saxhorn
Flugelhorn
Baritone horn
French horn
Mellophone
Cornet
The tenor horn (British English; alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E♭ horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E♭. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flugelhorn and euphonium,[2] and normally uses a deep, cornet-like mouthpiece.
It is most commonly used in British brass bands, and Mexican banda music whereas the French horn tends to take the corresponding parts in concert bands and orchestras. However, the tenor horn has occasionally been used as an alternative to the French horn in concert bands.
^Herbert, Trevor, ed. (2019). "Appendix 2: The Ranges of Labrosones". The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 489. doi:10.1017/9781316841273. ISBN 978-1-316-63185-0. OCLC 1038492212. OL 34730943M. Wikidata Q114571908.
^Company, West Music (2010-12-07). "A Guide to Baritone, Euphonium and Tuba". West Music. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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