French horn

French horn 1. Engl. name of the circular coiled horn, first recorded in 1681. See: horn; 2. organ stop invented by John Compton of Nottingham in the 20th c., a reed stop with long resonators surmounted by a bell, on heavy pressure. The name is also given to the horn organ stop in the U.S. and Britain (133, 198). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Mahrenholz, Christian. Die Orgelregister, ihre Geschichte und ihr Bau. Kassel, 1942. Wedgwood, James Ingall. A Comprehensive…