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English horn
Wolfgang Küss (Austrian, about 1779–1834)
about 1830
Object Place: Vienna, Austria
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 77 cm (30 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1919
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn F. The lowest tone is e. Ten keys. The tube is bent in the middle at an angle of 120 degrees. Boxwood, stained dark red-brown, ivory tips. Made in six parts: a brass staple slightly bent back, a molded 'bulb' with an ivory tip, left-hand body-joint, an ivory 120-degress elbow, right- hand body-joint, and pear-shaped bell with the Liebefuss. The brass cup- shaped keys are b (open), c' (open), c'-sharp, d'-sharp, f', f'-sharp (in conjunction with hole), g'-sharp, b'-flat, c'', and the speaker key. All keys are mounted on knobs. The b and c'-sharp key have long levers operated by the left little finger; the b'-flat key also has an extended lever operated by the right thumb. Domed keys with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on all sections: [imperial eagle] / Küss / Wien
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
Ranz Des Vaches from Manfred, 1852
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Stephen Hammer