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Description: | A copy of a Roman cornu made at the Boosey & Hawkes factory in Edgware. The cornu was one of a number of instruments used by the armies of the Roman Empire. It was closely related to the Roman tuba, a straight trumpet used for giving signals in battle. However, the cornu is a much larger instrument and its weight would have made it impractical on the battlefield. Instead it was used for ceremonial occasions such as state processions and funerals. This copy is based on an original found at Pompeii and was also intended for use in pageantry. It was commissioned by the Army and was played at the Northern Command Tattoo at Roundhay Park in Leeds in 1954. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | work Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 1954 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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