Haydn 2032, Vol. 13 - Horn Signal

The Esterházy princes’ love of hunting prompted their ‘house composer’ Joseph Haydn to make extensive use of the horn. Between 1761 and 1790 there were a total eighteen horn players in princely service, but no trumpeters! So, in his Symphony no.48 of 1769, for example, Haydn used the horns as ‘replacement trumpets’. The horns strike a flamboyant note in Haydn’s symphonies. (Alpha)