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Poll results: How do you feel about the name “French horn”?

Last Friday a Horn Matters poll asked two questions on the topic of the name of our instrument. To the question "How do you feel...

Who Reads Horn Matters? Spring 2011 Update

In a few months, Horn Matters will hit upon its 2-year anniversary! That 2-year anniversary date is September 1st. While I don't think either John...

2010 Web Site Stats Report

Echoing John's sentiments from yesterday, I would also like to extend a big THANK YOU to all our readers. Since launching Horn Matters about...

Year One for Horn Matters!

Today Horn Matters reaches a major milestone. One year ago, John and I launched this site. Here are some statistics from that date to today: ...

Site Stats; Thanks to our Readers [2010]

This chart roughly represents direct site traffic from the past week. One thing it shows is that readers who come to Horn Matters stick...

The Last of 2009, and Looking Ahead

And so, after a period of hiatus I have returned. Over the past few weeks, I have been making major adjustments to my life and...

Welcome to Horn Matters

As the old saying goes, "two heads are better than one." Combining the Horn Notes Blog and Horndog Blog into one resource, Horn Matters is...

A New Major Horn Quartet

The number of truly great horn quartet pieces can pretty much be counted on one hand ... okay, maybe two hands. Thomas Bacon wants...

Retroactive Golden Clam Awards

Angel Awards for four previously reviewed sites. At the time of this post, the Golden Clam Award is relatively new and some previously reviewed items...

American Horn Quartet Interview

An inside look into a successful rarity in the chamber music world. Established in 1982 by four replanted Americans who perform and teach in Europe,...