English horn
Example Sentences
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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
“I started out on oboe at Eastman,” he said, “but I also played English horn in some of the performing groups. It was already my preference. It fits my musical persona like a glove.”
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
Kathryn Meany Wilson gave a beautiful solo on English horn — tracing the path of a plane through darkness.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
Meyerbeer developed the rôle of the English horn, which up to that time had been used only rarely and timidly, and he also introduced the bass clarinet into the orchestra.
From Musical Memories by Rich, Edwin Gile
