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The post horn (also posthorn, post-horn, or coach horn) is a valveless cylindrical brass
Brass instrument

A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" ....
 or copper instrument with cupped mouthpiece, used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider
Post riders

Post riders or postriders describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history....
 or mail coach
Mail coach

In Great Britain, the mail coach or post coach was a horse-drawn carriage that carried mail deliveries, from 1784. The Coach was drawn by four horses and had seating for four passengers inside....
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The post horn (also posthorn, post-horn, or coach horn) is a valveless cylindrical brass
Brass instrument

A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" ....
 or copper instrument with cupped mouthpiece, used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider
Post riders

Post riders or postriders describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history....
 or mail coach
Mail coach

In Great Britain, the mail coach or post coach was a horse-drawn carriage that carried mail deliveries, from 1784. The Coach was drawn by four horses and had seating for four passengers inside....
. It was used especially by postilion
Postilion

A postilion rider was the driver of a horse-drawn Coach or post chaise, mounted on one of the drawing horses. By contrast, a coachman would be mounted on the vehicle along with the passengers....
s of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The instrument commonly had a circular or coiled shape with three turns of the tubing, though sometimes it was straight. It is therefore an example of a natural horn
Natural horn

The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the modern-day Horn , and is differentiated by its lack of valves. It consists of a mouthpiece, some long coiled tubing, and a large flared bell....
. The cornet
Cornet

Not to be confused with coronetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical Bore , compact shape, and mellower tone quality....
 was developed from the post horn by adding valves
Rotary valve

A rotary valve is a type of valve in which the rotation of a passage or passages in a transverse plug regulates the flow of liquid or gas through the attached pipes....
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Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at seventeen he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always...
, Mahler
Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler was a Bohemian-born Austrian composer and conducting. He was best known during his own lifetime as one of the leading orchestral and operatic conductors of the day....
, and others incorporated the instrument into their orchestras for certain pieces. On such occasions, the orchestra's horn player
Horn (instrument)

The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. It is descended from the natural horn and is informally known as the French horn....
 usually plays the instrument. One example of post horn use in modern classical music is the famous off-stage solo in Mahler's Third Symphony
Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)

The Symphony No. 3 in D minor by Gustav Mahler was written between 1893 and 1896. It is his longest piece and is generally considered to be the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around ninety to one hundred minutes....
. Due to the scarcity of this instrument, however, music written for it is usually played on a trumpet or flugelhorn
Flugelhorn

The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical Bore . Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the keyed bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus predating Adolphe Sax's innovative work....
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The instrument is still used as the logo of national post services in many countries.

See also

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    Horn (instrument)

    The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. It is descended from the natural horn and is informally known as the French horn....
  • Little Post Horn Squid
    Ram's Horn Squid

    Spirula spirula is a species of deepwater squid-like cephalopod. It is the only extant taxon member of the genus Spirula, the Family Spirulidae, and the order Spirulida....
  • The Crying of Lot 49
    The Crying of Lot 49

    The Crying of Lot 49 is a novel by Thomas Pynchon. The shortest of Pynchon's novels and often considered his most accessible, the book is about a woman, Oedipa Maas, possibly unearthing the centuries-old conflict between two mail distribution companies, Thurn und Taxis and the Trystero ....
    , by Thomas Pynchon
    Thomas Pynchon

    Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American literature based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. Hailing from Long Island, Pynchon spent two years in the United States Navy and earned an English studies degree from Cornell University....
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Germany
    Postage stamps and postal history of Germany

    This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Germany and philately related areas. The main modern providers of service were the Reichspost , the Deutsche Post under Allied control , the Deutsche Post of the GDR , the Deutsche Bundespost , along with the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin , and are now the Deutsche Post ....


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