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
When a French version of this opera was given in Paris two years later, the cor anglais, not being known or available there, was replaced by oboes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
The compass of the cor anglais extends over two octaves and a fifth: The true quality of the cor anglais is penetrating like that of the oboe, but mellower and more melancholy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
