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cor anglais

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. English horn, cor anglaisnoun

    a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

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  1. cor anglaisnoun

    A double reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, a fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.

  2. Etymology: cor + anglais

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  1. Cor anglais

    The cor anglais (UK: , US: or original French: [kɔʁ ɑ̃ɡlɛ]; plural: cors 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, making it essentially an alto oboe in F. The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe (a C instrument). This means that music for the cor anglais is written a perfect fifth higher than the instrument sounds. The fingering and playing technique used for the cor anglais are essentially the same as those of the oboe, and oboists typically double on the cor anglais when required. The cor anglais normally lacks the lowest B♭ key found on most oboes, and so its sounding range stretches from E3 (written B♮) below middle C to C6 two octaves above middle C.

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  1. cor anglais

    The cor anglais, also known as the English horn, is a double-reed woodwind instrument that is a part of the oboe family. It is larger than the oboe and has a distinctive pear-shaped bell, which gives it a more mellow and melancholic tone. The cor anglais is often used in orchestral music as well as in chamber music, film music, and some forms of popular music.

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  1. Cor anglais

    The cor anglais, or English horn, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe, and is consequently approximately one and a half times the length of the oboe. The fingering and playing technique used for the cor anglais are essentially the same as those of the oboe, and most oboists double on the cor anglais. Music for the cor anglais is thus written a perfect fifth higher than the instrument actually sounds. Because the cor anglais normally lacks the lowest B-flat key found on most oboes, its sounding range stretches from the E below middle C to the C two octaves above middle C.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cor anglais in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cor anglais in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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