English horn
Example Sentences
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Pedro R. Díaz played the haunting English horn solos—in costume in the tunnel—embodying the lifelong mourning that torments Tristan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
At some recitals he would switch among English horn, oboe d’amore and traditional oboe.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
Kathryn Meany Wilson gave a beautiful solo on English horn — tracing the path of a plane through darkness.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022
Kudos to them all, particularly to the eloquent English horn of Stefan Farkas, whose solo passages added so much to the atmosphere of longing and heartbreak.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
The English horn, double-bassoon, bass clarinet, and piccolo are not called for in the older compositions, hence are not always present in the orchestra.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
