The cor anglais, or English horn, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately one and a half times the length of an oboe, making it essentially an alto oboe in F.
English horn, c. 1860–70
Opening motive from the 2nd movement (Largo) of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, From the New World
The piccolo oboe, also known as the piccoloboe or sopranino oboe and historically called an oboe musette, is the smallest and highest pitched member of the oboe family. Pitched in E♭ or F above the re
Two shawm players from the Cantigas de Santa Maria (13th century)