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Definition of English horn in English: English hornnoun North American Music another term for cor anglais Example sentencesExamples - She is playing oboe and English horn in the Academy Concert Band and the West Point Woodwind Quintet.
- Even he played English horn on occasion.
- Berckmans is still on board, and his oboe, bassoon and English horn remain a major part of the group's mediaeval chamber music sound.
- Delicately scored for English horn, harp, and two percussionists, it was described by the composer as ‘a garden of sounds and silences.’
- He's served as an Air Force bandsman for 20 years and can just as easily strike a tune on an English horn.
Definition of English horn in US English: English hornnounˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ hɔrn North American Music An alto woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe. Example sentencesExamples - Delicately scored for English horn, harp, and two percussionists, it was described by the composer as ‘a garden of sounds and silences.’
- Berckmans is still on board, and his oboe, bassoon and English horn remain a major part of the group's mediaeval chamber music sound.
- Even he played English horn on occasion.
- She is playing oboe and English horn in the Academy Concert Band and the West Point Woodwind Quintet.
- He's served as an Air Force bandsman for 20 years and can just as easily strike a tune on an English horn.
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