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Definition: Cor Anglais |
Cor AnglaisNoun1. A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Fine Arts | Alto oboe. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The cor anglais or English horn is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. It is essentially the same as an oboe, but larger.
The technique of playing the cor anglais is the same as playing the oboe, but it is tuned a perfect fifth lower, having a range from the E flat below middle C to the A a thirteenth above middle C. It is perceived to have a mellower and more plaintive tone than the oboe. Its appearance differs from the oboe in that the reed is attached to a slightly bent metal tube and the bell has a bulbous shape.
Despite its name, the instrument is not thought to be English in origin. A common explanation of the name is that it is a corruption of the French cor anglé, meaning bent horn, although there is no certainty that this is the case.
There is no such thing as a dedicated cor anglais player. Instead, oboists will double on the cor anglais, just as flutists double on the piccolo. There are very few solo pieces for the instrument, although it was used as a solo instrument in parts of larger works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Henry Purcell among others.
The timbre of the instrument makes it well suited to the introduction of expressive, melancholic solos in the slow movements of orchestral works. Famous examples include:
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Synonym: Cor AnglaisSynonym: English horn (n). (additional references) |
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| Language | Translations for "cor anglais"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | anglický roh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | engelskhorn (english horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | engelse hoorn (english horn), altohobo (english horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cor anglais. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Englischhorn (english horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αγγλικό κόρνο (english horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | corno inglese (english horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | イングランド銀行 (Bank of England, English breakfast, English grip, English horn, in-circuit tester, ingot, insert, inside corner, inside pitch, inside track, insider). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | イングリッシュホルン (English horn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cayrn Sostnagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orcay anglaisay corne inglês (english horn). (various references) corno inglés (english horn). (various references) korangle, alto obua. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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