This instrument is the only woodwind in Joseph Haydn's "Philosopher" sympho
This instrument is the only woodwind in Joseph Haydn's "Philosopher" symphony. This instrument, which is frequently extended so that it can play a low B-flat, is naturally pitched in F. A solo for this instrument representing the voice of Harry Burleigh was adapted into the song (*) "Goin' Home." This instrument represents a bird in in Jean Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela and plays a solo in the "Largo" section of the "New World" symphony. For 10 points, name this double-reed relative of the oboe.
This instrument is the only woodwind in Joseph Haydn's "Philosopher" symphony.
English horn [or cor anglais; do not accept "horn" or "French horn"]