Cor anglais

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cor-anglais

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Cor anglais?About 1.5 times the length of a standard oboe
2. What is the scientific classification?Woodwind instrument, member of the oboe family (Alto oboe)
3. What is the pitch?Concert pitch F, a perfect fifth below the oboe
4. Why does the Cor anglais sound different from a regular oboe?Because it is longer, has a curved bell, and uses a bocal, giving it a rich, mellow, sometimes melancholy tone that is warmer and deeper than the bright oboe sound.
5. How do musicians play the Cor anglais?They blow through a double reed made of cane, use breath control, shape their mouth (embouchure), and press keys and levers to make notes, similar to an oboe but with adjustments for its larger size.

Timbre: The characteristic quality of a sound, distinct from its pitch and loudness.
Embouchure: The way a musician shapes their mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
Bocal: A curved metal tube connecting the reed to the body of the Cor anglais and oboe.
Chromaticism: The use of notes outside the diatonic scale of the prevailing key.