cor anglais
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Bell's work leaned on his background in classical music, and he introduced instruments like the celesta, sitar, oboe, bassoon, cor anglais and bells into his rococo arrangements.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022
Nicholas White conducts a performance of solo song settings by various composers and includes his own cantata, “The Raven,” a work in eight movements for vocal quartet, with string quartet, horn, cor anglais and piano.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2015
When the boy Miles sang, Christine Pendrill's cor anglais combined beguilingly with Michael Clayton-Jolly's piping treble; Susanna Stranders moved from the piano to celesta, spinning eerie lines whenever Peter Quint made a ghostly appearance.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013
It is interesting in this connexion to recall some experiments in bending the cor anglais, which do not appear to have led to any practical result.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
The cor anglais suffers slightly from both symptoms.
From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
