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alpenhorn (The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a natural wooden horn of conical bore, having a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece, used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere. Similar wooden horns were used for communication in most mountainous regions of Europe, from French Switzerland to the Carpathians.  wikipedia.org Hay_Pendergast); alpine horn (Hay_Pendergast); alphorn (also: alpenhorn; alpine horn = Britannica: long horn played by Alpine herdsmen and villagers,sounded for intercommunication and at daily ceremonies and seasonal festivals. It is carved or bored in wood and overwound with birch bark. 'More) |
