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Definition of Hornists
1. hornist [n] - See also: hornist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornists
Literary usage of Hornists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"... but solo players; the other 2 in C are easy and can be played by 2 hornists.
For the sake of my health I am hurrying to Baden for a measure of ..."
2. Early Concert-life in America (1731-1800) by Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (1907)
"... 1 harpist, 27 violinists, 6 viola players, 9 'cellists, 5 double-bass players,
4 flutists, 5 oboists, 3 clarinetists, 5 hornists, 5 bassoonists, ..."
3. The Life of Johannes Brahms by Florence May (1905)
"Helped by his natural gift for making himself a favourite, he managed, by- and-by,
to get appointed as one of the hornists of the Biirger- Militair, ..."
4. Music (1897)
"its low tones, and most of all the horn in F. Indeed, nine out of ten orchestral
hornists play everything on an F horn, preferring to transpose passages ..."
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