English horn (redirected from English horns)

English horn

n.

A double-reed woodwind instrument similar to but larger than the oboe and pitched lower by a fifth.

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[Translation of French cor anglais, perhaps alteration of cor anglé, bent horn (from the curved crook to which the mouthpiece is attached) : cor, horn + anglé, bent.]

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English horn

n

(Music / Instruments) Music another name for cor anglais

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Noun

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English horn - a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch cor anglais double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together