The Oboe

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Geoffrey Burgess, Bruce Haynes

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Yale University
15 February 2010

Music; Wind instruments; History: specific events & topics

Series: Yale Musical Instrument Series

The oboe, including its earlier forms the shawm and the hautboy, is an instrument with a long and rich history. In this book two distinguished oboist-musicologists trace that history from its beginnings to the present time, discussing how and why the oboe evolved, what music was written for it, and which players were prominent.

Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes begin by describing the oboe’s prehistory and subsequent development out of the shawm in the mid-seventeenth century. They then examine later stages of the instrument, from the classical hautboy to the transition to a keyed oboe and eventually the Conservatoire-system oboe. The authors consider the instrument’s place in Romantic and Modernist music and analyze traditional and avant-garde developments after World War II. Noting the oboe’s appearance in paintings and other iconography, as well as in distinctive musical contexts, they examine what this reveals about the instrument’s social function in different eras. Throughout the book they discuss the great performers, from the pioneers of the seventeenth century to the traveling virtuosi of the eighteenth, the masters of the romantic period and the legends of the twentieth century such as Gillet, Goossens, Tabuteau, and Holliger. With its extensive illustrations, useful technical appendices, and discography, this is a comprehensive and authoritative volume that will be the essential companion for every woodwind student and performer.

By: Geoffrey Burgess, Bruce Haynes
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780300100532
ISBN 10: 0300100531
Series: Yale Musical Instrument Series
Publication Date: 15 February 2010
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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[This book] is very enjoyable to read and packed with information. -Gail Hennessy, Early Music Today -- Gail Hennessy * Early Music Today * The Oboe is notable for its scholarly integrity and breadth. . . . The book is a highly welcome addition to the publications on this topic currently available. It contains a huge amount of information, presented in a clear, lively, and interesting way. -Samantha Owens, Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society -- Samantha Owens * Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society * A welcome addition to the oboe literature. . . . Burgess and Haynes draw on their vast experience, knowledge and enthusiasm for the oboe to produce a book that will be invaluable to all players and enjoyable for the general reader. -Rachel Pankhurst, Muso -- Rachel Pankhurst * Muso *

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