Klarinet Archive - Posting 000525.txt from 2002/04

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] English/French horns
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 05:34:09 -0400

The big "Robert" dictionary of French doesn't believe this, so why should
we?
Roger S. , wearing Modern Languages Librarian's hat

In message <002201c1e701$396098e0$c400a8c0@-----.org writes:
> <What's English about a cor anglais?>
>
> Early alto oboes (English horns) were built with a 90 degree bend in the
> middle and were referred to by the French as "cor angle (accent grave), i.
> e., "angled horn".
>
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> Jim Lytthans
> Anaheim, CA
> http://home.earthlink.net/~lytthans/index.htm
> Principal Clarinet - La Mirada Symphony Orchestra
> http://www.cityoflamirada.org/symphony.htm
> Claremont Symphonic Winds
> http://www.its.caltech.edu/~dooley/csw.html
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