An Analysis Of Horn In The Symphony Orcheastra

Horn as one of the oldest wind instruments, with its continuous developments has became the indispensable instrument of western symphony orchestra as well as the backbone part in concerted music. Regarded as the important and special part it has became the "star of the color". With its beautiful timbre, broad range and highly-required skills in performing, horn plays a crucial role in an orchestra, however shows many difficulties in performing. Due to its internal structure horn is difficult to well control the sound production,the pitch and the tone. It has a delayed production of sound due to its relatively longer tube which is hard to control, and reaches five octaves by controlling its three keys, which produces more overtune. Beside, other characteristics of horn itself also lead to different results in performance. It is of great significance and value to conduct the research of how to make the horn better function in the orchestra.This thesis takes the role of the horn in symphony orchestra as the research object, and bases the study on three parts including the breath and sound production, the pitch and tone, and the coordination of the four horn parts. The practical skills in orchestra performance and its important function will also be included. The introduction part mainly includes the significance of this topic and the chapter arrangement. The first chapter introduces the development of horn in symphony orchestra. The second chapter, as the backbone part of this thesis, will focus on how the horn functions in a symphony orchestra, and also leads in some relevant practicing methods. The third chapter demonstrates the role and significance of the horn in the orchestra. Finally, the conclusion will be a summarized discussion about the horn as a part in the symphony orchestra.