Vox Humana in F
The vox humana is essentially a tenor oboe pitched a fifth deeper than the typical oboe. It flourished in England and southern Italy between the 1730s and about 1810, when the English horn supplanted it. The vox humana features an undecorated straight shape without a flaring bell. In England, it was usually used in double reed bands. This is one of the latest vox humanas made in England.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vox Humana in F
- Maker: William Maurice Cahusac (British, London active 1794–1816)
- Date: ca. 1800–1825
- Geography: London, England, United Kingdom
- Culture: British
- Medium: Wood, brass, ivory
- Dimensions: Length (w/o crook) 730 mm, Diameter of bell 45 mm, Upper section 348 mm, Lower section 415 mm.
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.1135
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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