How many horns are too many?
How many horns are too many? Reliving some of the London Horn Sound's greatest hits might help you remember. Here are six tracks for all the horn lovers out there. One hint: Every piece has more than six horns!
Jeffrey Yelverton
- Digital Producer, Classical
- jyelverton@mpr.org
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