cor anglais

noun

British
: a musical instrument that is similar to the oboe but lower in pitch : English horn

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Recent Examples on the Web Lush and decadent, Shani’s Andante con moto seemed to look back at the sorrows of World War I and the Russian Revolution; a highlight was the back-and-forth between Amanda Hardy’s oboe and Robert Sheena’s cor anglais. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023

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“Cor anglais.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cor%20anglais. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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