Since the renewed interest in Baroque music in the twentieth century, no instrument has been more vexing for performers than the horn. The valveless Baroque horn, coupled with the anachronistic technique of clarino playing places hornists at a major disadvantage when faced with music of the Baroque Period. This study is an equipment guide that can be used as a starting point for conquering the upper-register, sound quality, and endurance challenges posed by Baroque horn writing. Chapter Two focuses on the options available to present-day period horn performers. Although it is not practical to perform on original Baroque horns, there are a number of craftsmen creating replicas of historical models that are available to today’s performers. A discussion of performance techniques as well as different approaches to horn design is included with pictures of original instruments and historical replicas. Chapter Three is of interest to artists performing on the modern horn. It examines specialty instruments and interchangeable components and includes relevant images. Chapter Four is a list of recommended recordings that demonstrate the options offered by this essay. Chapter Five consists of the conclusions of the study.

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a tessitura e a escrita para trompa observando três modelos que foram utilizados de forma brilhante pelos compositores que conseguiram, apesar das limitações de cada modelo, alçar a trompa da condição de instrumento de caça, nos tempos mais remotos, à categoria de instrumento solista e parte integrante da orquestra. Observamos que a trompa moderna é também utilizada para execução do repertório barroco e clássico, período em que as composições contemplavam a trompa de caça e a trompa natural. Acreditamos que uma visão acerca das funcionalidades da trompa de cada período nos traga subsídios para uma execução apropriada com um instrumento moderno. A trompa, devido a sua grande tessitura, foi desde o período clássico dividida em dois gêneros: trompa grave e trompa aguda. A partir do advento da trompa de válvulas na segunda metade do séc. XIX, as composições passam a requerer de um mesmo trompista igual habilidade em toda tessitura. Observamos que a especialização nos gêneros grave e agudo persiste, pois encontraremos passagens solísticas na tessitura grave ou aguda em que é requerida a especialização do trompista de cada gênero. / This research aims to analyze the range and writing for horn by observing three models that were used brilliantly by composers, who managed, despite the limitations of each model, create the conditions for the primitive hunting horn of ancient times to the level of a solo as well as an orchestral instrument. We will observe that the modern horn is well capacitated to perform Baroque and Classical repertoire, a period in which the compositions contemplated the use of the hunting horn and natural horn. We believe that a vision about the features of each period of the horn\'s development brings to light a proper execution with the modern instrument. Ever since the classical period, because of its extensive range, the horn was divided into two genres: high horn and low horn. After the invention of the valve horn in the second half of the 19th century, the compositions demanded of this new instrument the same ability as of its natural horn predecessor throughout its extensive range. We may note that with the newer 19th century valve horn, the perpetuation of the high and low horn tradition was maintained as may be observed in its extensive high and low range in solo passages, requiring the expertise of both high and low horn players of the time.

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a tessitura e a escrita para trompa observando três modelos que foram utilizados de forma brilhante pelos compositores que conseguiram, apesar das limitações de cada modelo, alçar a trompa da condição de instrumento de caça, nos tempos mais remotos, à categoria de instrumento solista e parte integrante da orquestra. Observamos que a trompa moderna é também utilizada para execução do repertório barroco e clássico, período em que as composições contemplavam a trompa de caça e a trompa natural. Acreditamos que uma visão acerca das funcionalidades da trompa de cada período nos traga subsídios para uma execução apropriada com um instrumento moderno. A trompa, devido a sua grande tessitura, foi desde o período clássico dividida em dois gêneros: trompa grave e trompa aguda. A partir do advento da trompa de válvulas na segunda metade do séc. XIX, as composições passam a requerer de um mesmo trompista igual habilidade em toda tessitura. Observamos que a especialização nos gêneros grave e agudo persiste, pois encontraremos passagens solísticas na tessitura grave ou aguda em que é requerida a especialização do trompista de cada gênero. / This research aims to analyze the range and writing for horn by observing three models that were used brilliantly by composers, who managed, despite the limitations of each model, create the conditions for the primitive hunting horn of ancient times to the level of a solo as well as an orchestral instrument. We will observe that the modern horn is well capacitated to perform Baroque and Classical repertoire, a period in which the compositions contemplated the use of the hunting horn and natural horn. We believe that a vision about the features of each period of the horn\'s development brings to light a proper execution with the modern instrument. Ever since the classical period, because of its extensive range, the horn was divided into two genres: high horn and low horn. After the invention of the valve horn in the second half of the 19th century, the compositions demanded of this new instrument the same ability as of its natural horn predecessor throughout its extensive range. We may note that with the newer 19th century valve horn, the perpetuation of the high and low horn tradition was maintained as may be observed in its extensive high and low range in solo passages, requiring the expertise of both high and low horn players of the time.