This book recounts the complete history and development of the French horn throughout its long musical history.It covers its developments from its start as a hunting horn, to the hand horn – which is now being revived by many early-instrument orchestras, to the familiar valve horn today, which itself has gone through many stages since the early nineteenth century. Further informative sections describe how horns are made and how they work. This book is filled with detailed diagrams and black & white photographs of countless types of horns from the greatest collection of horns in Britain. This great new book is bound to appeal to any music lover.