Definition of English horn. Meaning of English horn. Synonyms of English horn

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Definition of English horn

English horn
English Eng"lish, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles, Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of England. Cf. Anglican.] Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race. English bond (Arch.) See 1st Bond, n., 8. English breakfast tea. See Congou. English horn. (Mus.) See Corno Inglese. English walnut. (Bot.) See under Walnut.

Meaning of English horn from wikipedia

- original French: [kɔʁ ɑ̃ɡlɛ]; plural: cors anglais), or English horn (in North American English), is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family...
- The Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra is a composition for solo English horn and orchestra by the American composer Ned Rorem. The work was commissioned...
- nations) Nadaswaram Oboe Piccolo oboe Oboe d'amore Cor anglais (i.e. English horn) Oboe da caccia B**** oboe Contrab**** oboe Piri (Korea) Pommer (Europe)...
- b**** of an oboe section incorporating the oboe and the cor anglais (English horn), filling the gap between the oboes and b****oons.: 141  The heckelphone...
- The F major scale is: F major is the home key of the English horn, the b****et horn, the horn in F, the trumpet in F and the b**** Wagner tuba. Thus,...
- flutes (one doubling piccolo) 2 oboes (one doubling English horn) 2 clarinets in B♭ & A 2 b****oons 4 horns in E, C and F 2 trumpets in E, C and E♭ 3 trombones:...
- The b****et horn (sometimes hyphenated as b****et-horn) is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments. Like the clarinet, the instrument is...
- The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a br**** instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with...
- The Tenor horn (British English; Alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E♭ horn) is a br**** instrument in the...
- any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, b**** oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette. The following is a list...