Cor Anglais
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422. 112-71; (Double reed aerophone with keys) |
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Developed | about 1720 from the oboe da caccia |
Classifications | Woodwinds |
Wind instrument | |
Aerophone | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 870551 |
About Cor Anglais
The cor anglais or English horn in North America, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately one and a half times the length of an oboe. The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe.