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Definitions of hautboy in various dictionaries:
noun - a slender double-reed instrument
noun - a woodwind instrument
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Old word for an oboe |
Archaic oboe |
An early type of oboe |
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Apr 22 2018 The Times - Specialist |
Aug 31 2009 The Times - Concise |
Oct 22 2008 The A.V Club |
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An oboe. |
archaic form of |
a slender double-reed instrument a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece |
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Oboes ( OH-boh) are a family of double reed woodwind instruments. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. A soprano oboe measures roughly 65 cm (25 12 in) long, with metal keys, a conical bore and a flared bell. Sound is produced by blowing into the reed at a sufficient air pressure, causing it to vibrate with the air column. The distinctive tone is versatile and has been described as "bright". When oboe is used alone, it is generally taken to mean the treble instrument rather than other instruments of the family, such as the cor anglais (English horn) or oboe d'amore. * In English, prior to 1770, the standard instrument was called a "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy" ( HOH-boy; borrowed from the French name, a compound word made of haut ["high", "loud"] and bois ["wood", "woodwind"]). The spelling of oboe was adopted into English c. 1770 from the Italian oboè, a transliteration o |