Â The Romantic orchestra traditionally employed a quartet of these instruments.
arl Maria von Weber wrote an E minor Concertino for this instrument. Â One virtuoso of this instrument, Joseph Leutgeb, was the inspiration for four Mozart concertos. Twelve of these instruments play offstage in Richard Strauss' Alpensinfonie and along with the clarinet it represents the title character in Till Eulenspeigel's Merry Pranks. Benjamin Britten wrote a (*) serenade for tenor, strings, and this instrument. Â The "double" version of this instrument features a fourth rotary valve which reroutes the air to a second set of tubing, and players of this instrument can manually lower its tone by a half-step by placing their hand in its bell, a technique known as "hand-stopping". Â The Romantic orchestra traditionally employed a quartet of these instruments. Â For 10 points, name this brass instrument with a conical bore, most commonly tuned in F.
arl Maria von Weber wrote an E minor Concertino for this instrument.
French horn