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| + | Richard Wagner's opera ''Der fliegende Holländer'' (''The Flying Dutchman'') opens with a horn call representing the Dutchman. The heroine Senta's principal aria, ''Senta's Ballad'', also features a horn – an English horn, which is a species of oboe ([[oboboes]]). The opera is set in Norway ([[fjord]] and [[fjell]]). | ||
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| + | This paragraph includes the names of many musical instruments. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 13 December 2006
- ochone! (Anglo-Irish) alas!
- ochón! (Irish) alas!
- horn: a musical instrument, the French horn
Commentary
Richard Wagner's opera Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) opens with a horn call representing the Dutchman. The heroine Senta's principal aria, Senta's Ballad, also features a horn – an English horn, which is a species of oboe (oboboes). The opera is set in Norway (fjord and fjell).
This paragraph includes the names of many musical instruments.
