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Thus, although they happened gradually, the phases of the oboe’s career are distinctly marked: shawm, Baroque hautboy, classical hautboy, and keyed oboe. These distinctions explain the time period covered by this book, which is the era of the Baroque hautboy used from approximately 1640 to 1760.
16 sie 2007 · A history of the hautboy, the oboe of the Baroque period, this book reflects recent interest in the instrument. The first of the woodwind instruments to join with strings in creating the new orchestra, it had by the end of the 20th century again become a regular presence on the concert music scene. Between 1640 and 1760, this type of oboe ...
27 cze 2023 · THE OBOE FAMILY. . The oboe was the first wind instrument to become a standard independent color of the orchestra. Its rich timbre, seductive lyricism, and technical agility made it the leading wind soloist of the Baroque and Classic period, and despite the logistical difficulties associated with it, it remains a mainstay of the orchestral ...
10 paź 2023 · written by Madonna 2023-10-10. The oboe, with its distinctive and haunting sound, is a prominent member of the woodwind family. Its origins can be traced back through centuries of musical history, with roots firmly planted in European tradition.
24 maj 2017 · Includes detailed studies of specific periods and topics, information from treatises, illustrations of instruments, players, and music. Three appendices give dimensions of reeds from 1691 to c. 1767, a collation of fingering charts, and the use of keys on 19th-century oboes.
1 gru 2022 · The exact year that the oboe was invented is not known, but it’s thought to have originated sometime around the mid-17th century in France. Its predecessors, double-reed wind instruments like the flute and the shawm-an (the latter of which was popular during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance), had already.
6 wrz 2024 · Oboe, treble woodwind instrument with a conical bore and double reed. Though used chiefly as an orchestral instrument, it also has a considerable solo repertoire. The oboe proper was the mid-17th-century invention of two French court musicians, Jacques Hotteterre and Michel Philidor.
