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When the Air goes Round and Round

When the Air goes Round and Round

by | Apr 1, 2020 | Cornu

Today there are, in the main, just two brass  instruments in which the air goes round in circles, the French horn and the Sousaphone although others, such as cornets have, in the past, been made in this way. A little earlier,  the cor de chasse (horn of the chase) or...
What’s in a name: Cornu?

What’s in a name: Cornu?

by | Mar 20, 2020 | Carnyx, Etruscan, Roman

The name cornu (plural cornua) appears in Roman literature, describing their instrument which encircled the player. Such instruments are depicted in Etruscan, Roman and native European iconography. The earliest depictions come from Etruscan sources but no large cornua...
Why is iconography relevant?

Why is iconography relevant?

by | Mar 17, 2020 | Ancient, Cornu, Graffiti, Roman

The term iconography refers to all manner of illustrations and we rely on these to fill in information about instruments when the physical remains are either lacking or fragmentary. Iconography appears in all sorts of forms, as reliefs, as paintings, on coins and even...