English horn

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The English horn is a double-reed woodwind instrument, lower in pitch than the oboe, known for its rich, melancholic tone often featured in orchestral and solo repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral instrument
transposing instrument
woodwind instrument
hasAlternativeName English cor NERFINISHED
alto oboe
cor anglais
hasApproximateLength 80–90 cm
hasBellShape pear-shaped bell
hasBore conical
hasComponent bell
bocal
body
keys
reed
tone holes
hasKeySystem French system
German system
conservatory system
hasMaterial African blackwood NERFINISHED
cocuswood
grenadilla wood
plastic
hasNameEtymology from French cor anglais
possibly corruption of cor anglé
hasOriginPeriod 18th century
hasPitchRange lower than oboe
hasProbableGeographicOrigin Central Europe NERFINISHED
hasReedType double reed
hasSoundingRange A2 to F5
hasTimbre dark
melancholic
mellow
rich
hasTypicalRole coloristic inner voices in orchestral texture
expressive countermelodies
solo melodic lines in middle register
hasTypicalTransposition in F
hasWrittenRange E3 to C6
isCharacteristicFor expressive lyrical solos
melancholic solos
pastoral melodies
isCommonlyPlayedBy oboe players
isFeaturedInWork Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring NERFINISHED
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (Largo movement) NERFINISHED
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture NERFINISHED
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED
Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela NERFINISHED
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major NERFINISHED
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 NERFINISHED
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde NERFINISHED
isHeld in front of the body
isHigherInPitchThan baritone oboe
bassoon
isLowerInPitchThan oboe
isNotatedIn treble clef
isPlayedWith double-reed embouchure
isRelatedTo bass oboe
oboe
oboe d’amore
isUsedAs doubling instrument for oboists
isUsedIn 20th-century orchestral music
ballet orchestra
chamber music
concert band
contemporary classical music
film music
opera orchestra
romantic orchestral music
solo repertoire
symphony orchestra
wind ensemble
requires advanced breath control
precise intonation control
specialized reeds
soundsIntervalBelowWritten perfect fifth
subclassOf oboe family

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Quiet City primaryInstrument English horn
Quiet City scoring English horn
Rapsodie espagnole usesInstrument English horn