cor anglais

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:English_horn
alto oboe
corno inglese
gptkbp:familyMember oboe family
gptkbp:hasBellMaterial metal
wood
gptkbp:hasBellShape bulbous
gptkbp:hasBoreShape conical
gptkbp:hasCommonMakers gptkb:Howarth
gptkb:Marigaux
gptkb:Fox
F. Lorée
gptkbp:hasFingeringSystem similar to oboe
gptkbp:hasInventedCentury 18th century
gptkbp:hasKeyword F
gptkbp:hasNotableRepertoire gptkb:Dvořák's_New_World_Symphony
Rossini's William Tell Overture
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
gptkbp:hasNotableSolo The Swan of Tuonela by Sibelius
gptkbp:hasOrchestralRole often plays solos
used for lyrical passages
used for pastoral effects
gptkbp:hasPitch E3 to C6
gptkbp:hasPlayingPosition held in front of player
gptkbp:hasReedMaterial Arundo donax cane
gptkbp:hasReedType double reed
gptkbp:hasSoundProduction vibration of double reed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cor anglais
gptkbp:length about 90 cm
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:English_horn
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Dominic_Kelly
gptkb:Thomas_Stacy
Christine Pendrill
Grover Schiltz
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:relatedTo oboe
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:saxophone
double reed instrument
gptkbp:timbrality mellow
rich
slightly plaintive
gptkbp:transposes a perfect fifth lower than the oboe
gptkbp:usedIn chamber music
orchestras
wind ensembles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_horn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6