Oboe in C
Design modifications such as a longer bore gradually distinguished oboes from shawms in the mid-seventeenth century. These developments first occurred in France, where the instrument was referred to as hautbois (loud wood), from which the term oboe derives. Jacob Denner was an esteemed oboist with the municipal band of Nuremberg and an important maker of oboes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Oboe in C
- Maker: Jacob Denner (German, Nuremberg 1681–1735)
- Date: before 1735
- Geography: Nürnberg, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: boxwood, brass
- Dimensions: 22 5/8 × 2 × 2 in. (57.5 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Height (Including reed): 24 7/8 in. (63.2 cm) - Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.893
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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