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English horn (the double reed instrument) would be corno inglese. Corni in F refers to horns in F (often incorrectly called French horns). In that time period, it referred to a natural horn that was not very different than a hunting horn. And for future reference, "Flauti" means flutes, &q...

I haven't actually listened to anything recently, but I always tend to have some piece stuck in my head. Currently, it is Uranus the Magician from The Planets by Gustav Holst. About an hour ago I had Mars the Bringer of War stuck in my head.

A loud 32' pedal stop on a pipe organ would probably be your best choice. If no pipe organ is available, then a contrabassoon can be fitted with an extension that allows it to go down to the uber-low A, but the B-flat immediately above it would become unavailable. If you want to be really funky, the...