The French Horn
The French Horn is the classiest brass instrument on earth. It originated in Germany but was associated with France because of how classy it was. As years passed, when composers wanted a sweet piece of music to be 400 times more regal and awesome they gave it a French Horn solo. That’s a fact.
If you’re at a party of any sort and the subject of French Horns comes up, here are a few things you can say to help you seem well-versed in the subject:
- The French Horn? Oh yeah, that’s by far the classiest of all the brass instruments and … I daresay… the woodwinds as well.
- Trumpets are for war, French Horns are for lovemaking in the candlelight
- You oughta hear the horn in Mahler’s 5th Symphony, Corno obligatto Solo. It’s out of this world!
- Mahler? Ha! You haven’t heard shit until you’ve heard the first horn solo in Shostakovich’s 5th symphony
- You know, a lot of people say the French Horn is for pussies. That pisses me right off. You try playing a bunch of sixteenth notes of varying difficulty with one of your hands jammed inside the thing. It’s hard. Damn hard.
- The French Horn was originally developed for hunting. Kind of like guns. Pretty cool, huh?
- Well, one thing is for sure, the French Horn is WAY more versatile than the Euphonium. Euphonium’s are for retards.
yeah, when i was in 5th grade, i was told when we were picking instruments to play that i was too much of a pussy for the trumpet (my words, not the music teachers). instead, i was handed the french horn. it was embarrassing then, but after reading this, you make some valid points. thanks. maybe i should not have given up after 3 weeks.