Falconer's Horn
Although we usually think of horns as being made of brass, the oldest and simplest of these instruments were commonly made of animal horn. The conical shape of animal horns used as signal or ritual instruments was retained in more sophisticated horns of metal and wood. The term "cornetto" comes from the Latin, "cornu" (horn), while "shofar" is related to the Sumerian name for a male goat of ibex. The falconer's horn and shofar produce only a few pitches, while the fingerholes of the bukkehorn and cornetto allow melodic playing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Falconer's Horn
- Date: 16th–18th century
- Geography: Germany?
- Culture: German?
- Medium: Horn, leather, pigment
- Dimensions: 15 1/4 × 1 × 1 in. (38.7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
- Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Object Number: 14.25.1627
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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H. Grenser
before 1807
German
1694–1733
Johann Heinrich Grenser
ca. 1806–13
German
1760–90
Unknown
ca. 1830
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