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[[Image:French horn.jpg|thumb|A French horn]]
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[[File:French horn.jpg|thumb|A horn being played on the ''Enterprise''-D]]
The '''French horn''' is [[Musical instruments|musical instrument]] from planet [[Earth]].
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The '''horn''', sometimes referred to as the '''French horn''', is a [[musical instrument]] from the planet [[Earth]] and a member of the brass family.
   
A crewmember of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] played the French horn on a concert in [[Ten Forward]] in the year [[2367]]. [[Data]], [[Jenna D'Sora]] and [[Keiko O'Brien]] were also participating in that concert. ([[TNG]]: "[[In Theory]]")
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A crewmember of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} played the horn in a concert held in [[Ten Forward]] in the year [[2367]] The concert also featured [[Data]], [[Jenna D'Sora]] and [[Keiko O'Brien]]. ({{TNG|In Theory}})
[[Category:Musical instruments]]
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{{brass instruments}}
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== Background ==
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The horn is a favorite instrument of film composers and commonly used for presenting heroic and heralding themes. [[Alexander Courage]] used the horn for the opening fanfare call in the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' opening credits, and this horn call was later used by [[Jerry Goldsmith]] for the main theme of {{film|1}} that was subsequently used for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. The instrument was also prominently used in the main themes of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia|Horn (instrument)}}
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[[Category:Earth musical instruments]]

Revision as of 18:04, 29 November 2010

French horn

A horn being played on the Enterprise-D

The horn, sometimes referred to as the French horn, is a musical instrument from the planet Earth and a member of the brass family.

A crewmember of the USS Enterprise-D played the horn in a concert held in Ten Forward in the year 2367 The concert also featured Data, Jenna D'Sora and Keiko O'Brien. (TNG: "In Theory")

Background

The horn is a favorite instrument of film composers and commonly used for presenting heroic and heralding themes. Alexander Courage used the horn for the opening fanfare call in the original Star Trek opening credits, and this horn call was later used by Jerry Goldsmith for the main theme of Star Trek: The Motion Picture that was subsequently used for Star Trek: The Next Generation. The instrument was also prominently used in the main themes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.

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