The Oboe (Yale Musical Instrument Series)

The Oboe (Yale Musical Instrument Series)

<P>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. </P><P>Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes begin by describing the oboeâ€™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 instrumentâ€™s place in Romantic and Modernist music and analyze traditional and avant-garde developments after World War II. Noting the oboeâ€™s appearance in paintings and other iconography, as well as in distinctive musical contexts, they examine what this reveals about the instrumentâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Yale University Press
Manufacturer Yale University Press
Binding Paperback
PartNumber 9780300100532
Height 9.5
Length 6.5
Weight 2.3809924296
Width 1
NumberOfItems 1
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Yale University Press
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9780300100532
Height	9.5
Length	6.5
Weight	2.3809924296
Width	1
NumberOfItems	1
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Oboe (Yale Musical Instrument Series)

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