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Oboe - french - hautbois was being played in 1670 in Paris, later in other European cities. The first oboes had 2 keys and were played in the band of Louis X1V. In 1695 the first printed tutor for the two keyed oboe was published, Henry Purcell used oboes in his larger works and the Horse Grenadiers adopted them in 1678. By the early 18^th century almost every European band and orchestra included a pair of oboes. During the 19^th century the number of keys was increased and French makers began to develop the instrument. Frederic Treibert 1813-1878 was the most celebrated of the French oboe makers, he narrowed the instrument's bore which resulted in a more refined tone. Triebert introduced both the thumb-plate and conservatoire systems. Today at least four systems of keywork are in use.

Notable works for oboe include:
concertos by Vivaldi and albinoni
Mozart Oboe Concerto in C K314
Concertos by Richard Strauss, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst

RESOURCES
WEBCRAWLER' - search results for oboe
YAHOO!' - search results for oboe
LYCOS' - search results for oboe
NAXOS - have a great Composer List, and Musical Terms too.
Archive of Photos of Classical Composers
Classic Net
J S Bach Homepage - is a joint project of Jan Hanford and Jan Koster. So, who does what?Jan Hanford in North America Created and maintains: The main home page, BWV Database Recommended Recordings, Timeline, Links to Bach-related web sites
Her web server is located in California.
Jan Koster in Europe Created and maintains: Biography, Bibliography, Tourist Guide, Portraits,The Cantatas Project
His web server is located in The Netherlands.
Bach music for oboe
Bach music for oboe d'amore
Bach music for oboe dacassia

The Oboe
Oboe - entries in the J.S. Bach Homepage. This page is a must to visit.
The oboe sections of the Chicago symphony
Oboe section of the New York Philharmonic
 

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