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English horn

NOUN
double-reed woodwind instrument
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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

Ryan Roberts, on English horn, played with his usual flawless poetry in small yet meaningful solos, especially near the end.

From New York Times • May 20, 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

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 Gehrkens, Karl Wilson



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