cor anglais (English spelling)

Japanese: cor anglais(英語表記)coranglais
cor anglais (English spelling)

…A transposing instrument in the key of F, a fifth lower than the oboe. It is also called the cor anglais. The name is said to derive from its resemblance to the hunting horn used in England in the mid-18th century, but the exact origin of the word is unknown, as some say that the French word anglais is a corrupted version of the words anglaé (curved) or angulier (angular).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cor anglais" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オーボエより5度低いヘ調の移調楽器。コーラングレcor anglaisともいう。名称はいずれも,18世紀中ごろにイギリスで用いられていた狩猟用のホルンに形が似ているからといわれるが,フランス語のanglaisはanglé(曲がった)あるいはangulaire(角度のある)がなまったものという説もあって,正確な語源はわかっていない。…

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