Oboe
The loud hautboy of the Baroque period developed into the oboe preferred in the Classical orchestra, which was prized for its plaintive expressiveness. The additional keys later added to this example are modifications to help it keep pace with the drastic changes that the oboe underwent during the nineteenth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Oboe
- Maker: Johann Heinrich Grenser (German, Lipprechtsroda, Thuringia 1764–1813 Dresden)
- Date: ca. 1806–13
- Geography: Dresden, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Boxwood, brass
- Dimensions: Length: 556 mm., Bell diameter: 58 mm., Weight: 315 g.
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.307
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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H. Grenser
before 1807
German
1694–1733
German?
16th–18th century
German
early 20th century
German
1760–90
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