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
The English horn issued a plaintive, simple melody, as if trying to evoke older memories of a nearly forgotten time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
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
A somber English horn solo early in the piece recalled the famous “New World” Largo, which directly preceded it on the program.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
The English horn is also often used in passages where the idea of melancholy and suffering is to be conveyed to the audience.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
