Before concerts, modern orchestras commonly tune their instruments to match the note
Francis Poulenc composed the "Deploration" final movement of his sonata for this instrument just before his death. This instrument plays a solo at the beginning of the second movement of Respighi's Gli Uccelli, "The Dove." Alessandro Marcello composed a concerto for this instrument and Strings in D minor which J.S. Bach transcribed for harpsichord. This instrument plays the opening melody of the "Prelude" from Ravel's orchestration of Le Tombeau de Couperin, as well as the only solo in the adagio movement of Brahms' Violin Concerto. Before concerts, modern orchestras commonly tune their instruments to match the note A played by this instrument. Marcel Tabuteau pioneered the Philadelphia style of playing this instrument, whose family includes the English horn. For 10 points, name this double reed woodwind which represents the duck in Peter and the Wolf.
Francis Poulenc composed the "Deploration" final movement of his sonata for this instrument just before his death.
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