Doherty is married to Alexandre Oguey, principal cor anglais with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The opening cor anglais solo is taken virtually without change. It is strikingly scored, calling for cor anglais but no oboes. "Balance", for flute, cor anglais, and bass clarinet. Other chamber works in Rubbra's oeuvre include those for oboe, cor anglais and viola. A lively dance rhythm follows, with solo parts for cor anglais, oboe and flute. He joined Sadler's Wells Theatre as an orchestral oboist and cor anglais player. The string arrangement features a prominent cor anglais. Quiet City is a composition for trumpet, cor anglais, and string orchestra by Aaron Copland. Sibelius's "Swan of Tuonela" has a sad melody on the cor anglais. The titular song, "Sendiri", is accompanied only by piano and cor anglais music. The early English horn ("corno inglese", "cor anglais") was no doubt more suitable. "Siegfried" requires one onstage cor anglais and one onstage horn. Today, the instrument is rare outside period ensembles, and a cor anglais is commonly substituted.