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单词 English horn
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Definition of English horn in English:

English horn

noun
North American Music
  • another term for cor anglais
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is playing oboe and English horn in the Academy Concert Band and the West Point Woodwind Quintet.
    • Even he played English horn on occasion.
    • Berckmans is still on board, and his oboe, bassoon and English horn remain a major part of the group's mediaeval chamber music sound.
    • Delicately scored for English horn, harp, and two percussionists, it was described by the composer as ‘a garden of sounds and silences.’
    • He's served as an Air Force bandsman for 20 years and can just as easily strike a tune on an English horn.
 
 

Definition of English horn in US English:

English horn

nounˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ hɔrn
North American Music
  • An alto woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Delicately scored for English horn, harp, and two percussionists, it was described by the composer as ‘a garden of sounds and silences.’
    • Berckmans is still on board, and his oboe, bassoon and English horn remain a major part of the group's mediaeval chamber music sound.
    • Even he played English horn on occasion.
    • She is playing oboe and English horn in the Academy Concert Band and the West Point Woodwind Quintet.
    • He's served as an Air Force bandsman for 20 years and can just as easily strike a tune on an English horn.
 
 
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