The coach-horn

COACH-HORN CALLS.

Reading edition

N.B.—When Köhler’s “Heavy Mail” Coach-horn (46 inches) is used, the pianoforte should play the top line; but when the “Beaufort” Coach-horn (36 inches) is used, the Pianoforte should play the bottom line.

These Calls can be repeated; and all those marked * can be sounded on Post-horns as well as Coach-horns.

No. I.*—THE START.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. II.*—CLEAR THE ROAD.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. III.—OFF SIDE.

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PIANOFORTE.

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No. IV.—NEAR SIDE.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. V.—SLACKEN PACE.

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_A little slower._ PIANOFORTE. A little slower._

No. VI.*—PULL UP.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. VII.*—CHANGE HORSES.

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PIANOFORTE.

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No. VIII.*—THE POST-HORN CALL.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. IX.—“HIGHER UP.”

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PIANOFORTE.

No. X.—A RUSTIC CALL.

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PIANOFORTE.

No. XI.—“STEADY.”

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PIANOFORTE.

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No. XII.—HOME.

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PIANOFORTE.

The Old English Air—“BUY A BROOM.”

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Illustration from The coach-horn: what to blow and how to blow it

A vintage, stylized silhouette illustration of a four-horse mail coach. Several passengers sit atop the roof while a driver holds a long whip, a guard sits at the rear, and an ostler or stableman stands at the front holding the leading horses.

COACH-HORNS

48″ Brass “Four-in-Hand”

44″ Copper “Beaufort”

TANDEM-HORN

36″ Copper “Beaufort”

A vintage heraldic line drawing featuring a central shield topped with a royal crown and surrounded by a garter belt inscribed with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. The shield is supported on the left by a crowned lion and on the right by a second lion standing on a grassy base.

A detailed vintage woodcut of the British Royal Coat of Arms. A crowned lion on the left and a chained unicorn on the right support a circular shield enclosed by the Order of the Garter. A full crest with helmet, mantle, and small crowned lion sits on top, with the motto 'DIEU ET MON DROIT' on a banner below.

A vintage heraldic emblem showing a central circular shield topped by a crown and wrapped in a garter banner reading 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. A crowned lion stands as the left supporter, while a stag or male deer with large antlers serves as the right supporter.

BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE QUEEN UMBRELLA MAKERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. THE KING WHIP & GLOVE MAKERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. QUEEN MARY GLOVE & UMBRELLA MAKERS

SWAINE ADENEY BRIGG & SONS

LIMITED

(Sole Proprietors of Köhler & Son’s Horns)

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ESTABLISHED 1750

185 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.1.

Telegrams: Swadeneyne, Piccy, London. Phone: Regent 4277–8–9

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

Fixed typos; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.

Music Transcriber Notes:

The music files are the music transcriber's interpretation of the printed notation and are placed in the public domain.

i_b_019m, no. III, horn part, bar 3, final note was missing staccato mark - corrected.

i_b_020m, no. VI, piano part, bar 6, final note should be a minim - corrected.

i_b_020m, no. VII, horn part, bar 4, final note was missing pause mark and slur - corrected.

i_b_021m, no. VIII, horn part, bar 6, final note was missing pause mark - corrected.

i_b_022m, no, XII, piano part, bar 1, two notes have staccato marks, but neither the horn part, nor the repeat of that bar do - omitted from transcription.

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