Loud music can lead to hearing loss. But it's not just rock musicians and their fans who are at risk. In classical orchestras, horn players are particularly vulnerable to hearing damage from the tunes ...

Before the Christian era, the horn was the instrument of religious rituals and ceremonial parades, according to ”The French Horn” by R. Morley-Pegge. In modern times, orchestras worldwide herald the ...

A new study has found further evidence that French horn players are one of the most at-risk groups of developing noise-induced hearing loss among professional orchestral musicians. Professional French ...

According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, the French horn in jazz dates back to 1921. By the 1930s, the instrument was popping up on recordings by Bing Crosby and Woody Herman. In the 1940s, Artie ...