Cor anglais

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Class

Invention

Domain

Arts and letters

Knowledge cost

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In collections

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What Wikipedia says

The cor anglais (UK: , US: or original French: [kɔʁ ɑ̃ɡlɛ]; plural: cors anglais), or English horn (mainly North America), is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately one and a half times the length of an oboe, making it essentially an alto oboe in F.

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