hautbois

noun. oboe [noun] a type of high-pitched woodwind musical instrument.

wood of high-pitched or loud sound The French term for the oboe, hautbois, means wood of high-pitched or loud sound. The English and Italian term oboe, the German terms Oboe and Hoboe, and other words in other languages have the French word as their origins.

In Shakespeare's time one instrument in particular was associated with doom and gloom: the oboe, or “hautboy”, as it was known (a corruption of the French for “high wood”).

The French called it a hautbois, a word pronounced something like English "o boy" and made up of haut, meaning "high," and bois, meaning "wood." The hautbois was the highest pitched member of a group of woodwind instruments played with a reed. For a time the English simply used the French word for the instrument.

There are 2-4 oboes in an orchestra. The oboe was probably invented in the French court in the 17th century, where it was called an hautbois, which means “high wood” or “loud wood.” The oboe's ancestor, the shawm, dates back to about 2,800 BC in the Middle East.

oboe Hautbois (French: “high [i.e., loud] wood”), or oboe, was originally one of the names of the shawm, the violently powerful instrument of outdoor ceremonial.

The oboe is one of the most beautiful and versatile instruments in the orchestra. Its sound is distinctive, with auditory warmth, in addition, penetrating sound, which is able to carry the melody and be an important element in the orchestral texture.

The oboe is a member of the woodwind family. This instrument has a double reed, and this is the same way that the sound of a duck call is made. The oboe was used for the musical theme of the duck in Peter and the Wolf. But our oboes, of course, sound like very elegant, graceful ducks, with beautiful singing voices.

An oboist plays the instrument by blowing air into the double reed, which causes the two reeds to vibrate against each other, creating a sound. Professional oboists make their own reeds by hand. The wood comes from a type of cane, a relative of the bamboo family.

An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette.

The musical term haut instrument refers to a category of medieval instruments, usually considered loud instruments suitable for outdoors. This includes shawms, sackbut, pipe and tabor, etc. The word haut literally translates from French to "high", but in this instance referring to volume, not to pitch.

Neanderthal flute The oldest musical instrument in the world (60,000 years) The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute is a treasure of global significance. It was discovered in Divje babe cave near Cerkno and has been declared by experts to have been made by Neanderthals.