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Any french horn is considered a woodwind, even though it's played like a brass instrument. They are a woodwind because they can play in a woodwind ensemble, but it doesn't use any type of reed; it uses a brass mouthpiece.
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How do you describe an English horn?
The cor anglais (English horn) is a double-reed woodwind.
What has a double reed in the woodwind family?
The Oboe, the English Horn and the Bassoon have double reeds.
What are the bassoon and the English horn called?
double reed woodwind instruments.
What sound does an Engligh horn?
Since an English horn is a double-reed woodwind, it sounds like an Oboe in a lower octave.
Is the alto horn a woodwind instrument?
No, an alto horn is not a woodwind instrument, it is a brass instrument. Woodwind instruments use reeds, except for flutes and recorders.
Is the french horn a woodwind?
The french horn is a brass instrument. The sound of the horn can mix very nice with the sound of woodwind instruments. The horn is the only brass instrument that is used in the classical wind quintet, which consist of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. This quintet is sometimes referred to as "woodwind quintet", although the horn really is not a woodwind.
Is the horn in the woodwind family?
By Horn, I assume you mean French Horn, in which case the answer would be no, it is a brass instrument.
Which woodwind is played by blowing air through a double reed?
That would be the oboe or bassoon. Included in those groups are the English horn and contrabassoon.
What is a brass instrument - English horn or piccolo flute or French horn?
Yes, the hunting horn is a brass instrument.
Did the English horn evolve other instrument?
The English Horn is a variant of the Oboe. It has a double reed and is pitched five notes lower then the oboe (F).
Which instrument is not in the woodland family a piccoloan oboeor a french horn?
The horn is not in the woodwind family.
What instruments family does the English horn belong to?
The English Horn is a member of the woodwind family. It is most closely related to the oboe and bassoon since it also uses a double reed and is pitched between the two.
