Ranz des vaches : The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the Alpine horn, and sometimes sung.

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Defination from the web:
Ranz des Vaches or Kuhreihen is a simple melody traditionally played on the horn by the Swiss Alpine herdsmen as they drove their cattle to or from the pasture. ... A famous example of a Ranz des Vaches melody is the English horn and Flute solo in the third section of the overture ...