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Definition of English horn
1. Noun. A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch.
Definition of English horn
1. Noun. (music) a woodwind instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and pitched a fifth lower ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of English Horn
Literary usage of English horn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What We Hear in Music: A Laboratory Course of Study in Music History and by Anne Faulkner Oberndorfer (1913)
"... English horn CLARINET Although designated as the "Wood-Wind Choir," we find
the voices of the flute, oboe and clarinet practically the same in range. ..."
2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"English horn Richard Bridge; was succeeded by his son George Pike. English horn.
COR ANGLAIS. English Opera in the sense of serious opera has found little ..."
3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Like the English horn it stands in F, that is, it sounds a perfect fifth lower than
... The English horn, as it sounds a fifth below the written notes, ..."
4. The Invention of Printing: A Collection of Facts and Opinions Descriptive of by Theodore Low De Vinne (1878)
"An English horn-Book. [From Chambers.] 1 The horn-book was the primer of our
ancestors, established by common use. It consisted of a single leaf, ..."
5. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"The combination of the Flute, the Clarinet and the Oboe or English horn produces
a tender, ... These same instruments are also excellently English horn. ..."
6. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"Keys with many sharps or flats are the most difficult for the English horn. V.
WOOD-WIND COR ANGLAIS OR English horn German, Englisches Horn. ..."
7. How to Appreciate Music by Gustav Kobbé (1906)
"The oboe family consists of the oboe proper, the English horn which is an alt
... The English horn in "Tristan." The most famous use of the English horn is ..."
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