Bill, and anyone else who cares,

I have always seen and used the term "French horn," with an upper case "F."
Being intrigued by your message, I spent a few minutes this afternoon
looking it up in my extensive library relevant to the horn in search of an
exception. I found no usage of the lower case "f," confirming that even
musicians are bound by the grammatical protocol of capitalizing an adjective
derived from the name of a country. The same is true of the English horn.

For those of you who do not care to participate in either a grammatical or
musicological debate (why do we call it a "French horn" anyway?), the
International Horn Society has recommended that "horn" be recognized as the
correct English (capital E) label for the instrument played by its members.

Jocelyn
(French) horn player
and member of the IHS


Jocelyn Sanders, D.M.A.
Acting Associate Provost
for Academic Affairs
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
106 Race Hall, Dept. 5405
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 425-4515
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-----Original Message-----
From: UTC Staff E-Mail List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
William Lee
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:27 PM
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Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Wanted: Used french horn


One of our music graduate students needs a french horn (yep, that's
lower case). If you know of a good one that someone might sell,
please contact her at the e-mail below.

Thanks, WLee



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>WANTED:
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>1 used French horn in good condition with case
>
>Contact:
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>Jenny Lowe
>Music Teacher
>Normal Park Museum Magnet, Lookout Valley Elementary
>423-504-2280
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>Thanks!