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Double Reed

Cor Anglais - English Horn

Unknown
Western Europe

Boxwood and Ivory
ca. 1840's

Height: 31 inches

The Cor anglais is French for English horn, but the instrument is neither from England nor a horn. It is pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the (C) oboe. Like the oboe it is a double reed instrument. Supposedly the name was misinterpreted and instead of being called a cor anglé (bent horn), it was called Cor anglais. This instrument first appeared on a regular basis in @1749. This cor anglais has 14 flat circular keys that are block-mounted.

 

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Catalog#: HWMC