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Encyclopedia > Post horn

The Post horn (also posthorn or post-horn) is a valveless brass instrument used to signal the arrival or departure of a mounted courier or mail coach. It is associated with the postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator (mouthpiece). ...


The instrument has a circular shape with three turns of the tubing. Mozart, Mahler, and others incorporated the instrument into their orchestras for certain pieces. On such occasions, the orchestra's horn player usually plays the instrument. W. A. Mozart, 1790, portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger, see also: face only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... Gustav Mahler in 1909 Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ...


The cornet was developed from the post horn by adding valves. Bb cornet The cornet is a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet. ...


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