Horn in F

Ignaz Lorenz

ca. 1860 · Brass, nickel-silver · Musical Instruments

In 1814, the horn was the first brass instrument successfully fitted with valves. Crooks were retained to select the key in which the instrument is pitched. Valved instruments were built with detachable crooks into the mid-twentieth century. This type of horn, with its distinctive double-plunger valve mechanism, is still preferred by players in Austria.

Artist

Ignaz Lorenz

Date

ca. 1860

Medium

Brass, nickel-silver

Culture

Austrian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003