Question

What is the timbre(how it sounds) of a cor anglais?

Answer 1

Answer:

The English horn is a transposing instrument that sounds a fifth lower than written. It is customarily written as a solo instrument; its tone is rather soft, somewhat melancholy with an expressive timbre (quality of sound).

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Answer 2

Answer:

the quality of sound that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument

(स्‍वर-विशेष या वाद्य द्वारा उत्‍पन्‍न) ध्वनि का गुण; ध्वनि-स्‍वरूप, ध्वनि-गुणता