Alp horns in Swiss village

Now used primarily as tourist objects, these extraordinary instruments were used for communication among Swiss mountain valleys, including sounding alarms in emergencies. They also inspired music, including parts of Richard Strauss' 'Alpensymphonie.'

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

Spring 1994

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Swiss

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Central Switzerland

7/10/2007

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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