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The English horn is a member of the woodwind family. It is essentially an alto oboe.
English horn
Because it uses a reed on the mouthpiece, therefore it is in the Woodwind family of instruments, like the oboe, and the English horn. Brass instruments generally have a metal mouthpiece upon which the lips blow, such as a trumpet, tuba, or a French horn.
The Piccolo, the flute, basoon, English horn, clarinet, and oboe.
The English horn is not a member of the brass family. It is a reed instrument pitched in F and is played by an oboist. Trombones, trumpets, tubas, and french horns are in the brass family because they are made of brass and played with a mouthpiece, not a reed.