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The pear-shaped bell (called Liebesfuß) of the cor anglais gives it a more covered timbre than the oboe, closer in tonal quality to the oboe d'amore.Whereas the oboe is the soprano instrument of the oboe family, the cor anglais is generally regarded as the alto member of the family, and the oboe d'amore—pitched between the two in the key of A—as the mezzo-soprano member. [5]
A number of concertos and concertante works have been written for cor anglais (English horn) and string, wind, chamber, or full orchestra.. English horn concertos appeared about a century later than oboe solo pieces, mostly because until halfway through the 18th century different instruments (the taille de hautbois, vox humana and the oboe da caccia) had the role of the tenor or alto ...
Quiet City; for trumpet, cor anglais, and string orchestra (1940) Our Town; film score (1940) John Henry for orchestra (1940, revised in 1952) Piano Sonata (No. 2, 1941) Episode for organ (1941) Arrangement of An Outdoor Overture for concert band (1941) Lincoln Portrait for narrator and orchestra (1942) Arrangement of Lincoln Portrait for ...
Remember (1971) for cor anglais (or viola) and cello; Four Duos (1978) for viola and piano; Trois études campanaires (1980) for carillon and keyboard; Quatre pièces en marge (1983) for cello and piano; Three Duos (1983) for tuba and piano; Music for Joan (1988) for vibraphone and piano; Petites musiques de chevet (1989) for clarinet and piano
Googling books gives a 4:1 ratio. Being a Dutch person used to play the "alto oboe", I created the article apparently in American English. As Jerome admits, the main reason that the page on the instrument is called cor anglais is WP:ENGVAR's section Retaining the existing variety, which applies here equally.
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
The opening is a shimmering theme played by woodwind, two harps and divided upper strings, with the lower strings playing a rising and falling theme illustrative of the swell of the sea. Fand's song, in the central section, is played by flute and cor anglais in unison, over strings divided into ten parts. [5]
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