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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

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

His first instrument was the violin, and he also learned the tuba, English horn and percussion instruments before taking up the bass at Jules E. Mastbaum High School, which has produced many outstanding musicians.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2020

Chamber Music Guest vocalists join members of the LA Phil for a program that include works by Bartok and Schubert, plus Dan Welcher's "Abeja Blanca" for mezzo-soprano, English horn and piano.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2018

Her bearing was one of command, her voice as rich as an English horn, and her manner forthright.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James



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