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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

As for why he chose the English horn as his main instrument, Mr. Stacy had a simple answer.

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

Phil celebrated Kraft’s upcoming 80th birthday in 2003 by commissioning a Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra, “The Grand Encounter,” written for the orchestra’s English horn player, Carolyn Hove, and conducted by Salonen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Nor has he accepted the solo on the English horn which I heard at St. Thomas one evening during the Perpetual Adoration.

From En Route by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)



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