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English horn   /ˈɪŋglɪʃ hɔrn/   Listen
English horn

noun
1.
A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch.  Synonym: cor anglais.






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"English horn" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Willis chorus reeds and by doubling the wind pressures and increasing the loading and thickness of tongues, has produced results of surpassing magnificence. From the Willis Cor Anglais he has developed his Double English Horn, from the Willis Oboe his Oboe Horn, and from the Willis Orchestral Oboe the thin-toned stops of that class now being introduced by Austin, Skinner and by his own firm. His chief claim to distinction in this field, however, lies in the production of the smooth ...
— The Recent Revolution in Organ Building - Being an Account of Modern Developments • George Laing Miller



Words linked to "English horn" :   double reed, double-reed instrument



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