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
At some recitals he would switch among English horn, oboe d’amore and traditional oboe.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
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
No melody displays the true character of the English horn better than the Ranz des Vaches in the overture to Rossini's "William Tell"—that lovely Alpine song which the flute embroiders with exquisite ornament.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
