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post horn
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post hornnoun
wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
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post hornnoun
A valveless cylindrical brass or copper instrument with cupped mouthpiece, used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach.
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Post horn
The post horn (also post-horn) is a valveless cylindrical brass instrument with a cupped mouthpiece. The instrument was used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. It was used especially by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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post horn
A post horn is a wind instrument, similar to a bugle, featuring a coiled tube with flared ends. It was traditionally used by postmen in the 18th and 19th centuries to signal the arrival or departure of a mail coach. Today, it is typically used in music as an orchestral or band instrument.
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Post horn
The post horn is a valveless cylindrical brass or copper instrument with cupped mouthpiece, used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. It was used especially by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. Mail coaches had tight schedules and travelled at high speed, given priority of way in most countries. Other road users were required to clear completely out of the way. The Post Horn also acted as a modern day siren, the sound travelling some distance ahead and giving warning of a fast approaching mail coach before it could be seen. The instrument commonly had a circular or coiled shape with three turns of the tubing, though sometimes it was straight. It is therefore an example of a natural horn. The cornet was developed from the post horn by adding valves. Mozart, Mahler, and others incorporated the instrument into their orchestras for certain pieces. On such occasions, the orchestra's horn player usually plays the instrument. One example of post horn use in modern classical music is the famous off-stage solo in Mahler's Third Symphony. Due to the scarcity of this instrument, however, music written for it is usually played on a trumpet or flugelhorn.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of post horn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of post horn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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