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hautbois::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hautboy, oboe |
| Type of | double reed, double-reed instrument |
| Has types | musette pipe, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia, basset oboe, shawm, heckelphone |
Examples of hautbois
hautbois
This was largely due to the spread of the hautbois to countries outside of France.
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The baroque oboe first appeared in the mid-17th century, when it was called hautbois.
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Instruments during the 18th century included fifes, drums, the hautbois, French horn, clarinet and bassoon.
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This name was also used for its predecessor, the shawm, from which the basic form of the hautbois was derived.
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The exact date and place of origin of the hautbois are obscure, as are the individuals who were responsible.
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- Oboe: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca. ...
- Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds; Any of the, now obsolete, predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais
- 'high wood', the French name for an oboe
