Message From Robert Loggia - RiffTrax - Former MST3K Guys

HORN. 1) Part of the name of various wind instruments, e.g. English horn, postal horn, etc. 2) USA folk mouthpiece (see. Mouthpiece) instrument, also called R. shepherd's. It is made from birch, maple, palm or juniper. It has a conic. barrel ending with a bell, with 6 game holes. The mouthpiece in the form of a small depression is cut out at the upper end of the barrel. There are treble (small), so-called. screeching animals (length 320-360 mm), so-called half-bass and bass (length approx. 600-800 mm). DOS diatonic scale., within septima; by blowing it expands to 1.5 octaves. The sound is pretty strong, but soft. Like muses. R.'s tools were used preim. in the Tver and Vladimir Provinces., where in the 18th century. skillful masters of the game, the so-called horns. On R. perform signal tunes, songs, dances, accompany the choir. singing.Traditions of the game on the R. preserved in the Vladimir, Ivanovo and Kostroma regions. Dec. R. are included in some modern. orchestras and ensembles rus. Nar tools.