cor anglais
[ kawr ahng-gley ]
noun
Origin of cor anglais
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How to use cor anglais in a sentence
Hunting oboe, bent like a knee, and differing but slightly from the modern cor anglais, or English horn.
Bach | Charles Francis Abdy Williams
British Dictionary definitions for cor anglais
cor anglais
/ (ˈkɔːr ˈɑːŋɡleɪ) /
nounplural cors anglais (ˈkɔːz ˈɑːŋɡleɪ)
music a woodwind instrument, the alto of the oboe family. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from E on the third space of the bass staff: Also called: English horn
Origin of cor anglais
1C19: from French: English horn
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