Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityIt has been the intention of the author to discuss in some
detail the history and development of the French Hor n and its
use in Chamber Music, up to the time when its position as an
orchestral and chamber instrument was usurped by the valved horn.
This covers a period of its use as an art instrument from the
17th century to the mid-19th century. These are of course the
outward limits of the instrument's employment. [TRUNCATED