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 Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:01 am
I've never seen that instrument and I would like to know what it looks like...
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:02 am
It's similar to an Obeo, as it has 2 reeds. Lemme look her up for you.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:03 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:17 pm
The best way to think of it is to pretend it's an alto oboe.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:06 pm
Everyone at my school thinks I'm talking about a French horn. It's very annoying. Congrats on not being the only person in the dark! If your interested, here are some more musical stats:
English Horn is in the same key/range as the Viola, just as the Oboe correlates with the violin
English Horn is easier to play than the oboe, and has a warmer, richer sound.
You will probably never see an english horn part in an arrangement. Most english horn parts are placed on the 2nd oboe part, and the 2nd oboist is expected to switch between the two instruments. (they'll have 8 or so bars of oboe, a measure rest, then 5 or so bars of english horn). The reason it is on the 2nd part is because the 1st oboe is the soloist.
English horn reeds are more difficult to make, but require less tweaking.
Actually, the ranges of double reed instruments stack like this:
oboe: soprano
oboe d'amore: alto
english horn: tenor
bassoon: baritone
contrabassoon: bass
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:06 pm
Radman205 I've never seen that instrument and I would like to know what it looks like... WHY AM I IN YOUR SIG?!!!!!!! eek gonk
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:52 am
It's the English version of a French horn. I don't know? I never heard of those before. They look really cool though.
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