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  2. Oboe d'amore - Wikipedia

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    The oboe d'amore was invented in the eighteenth century and was first used by Christoph Graupner in his cantata Wie wunderbar ist Gottes Güt (1717). Johann Sebastian Bach wrote many pieces—a concerto, many of his cantatas, and the Et in Spiritum sanctum movement of his Mass in B minor—for the instrument.

  3. Oboe - Wikipedia

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    The Classical period brought a regular oboe whose bore was gradually narrowed, and the instrument became outfitted with several keys, among them those for the notes D ♯, F, and G ♯. A key similar to the modern octave key was also added called the "slur key", though it was at first used more like the "flick" keys on the modern German bassoon ...

  4. Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht , BWV 105

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    In the second violin parts of the opening movement, there are sections requiring notes below the normal range of the baroque oboe (B ♭ and G below middle C): in that case either a different reed instrument can be used; or, as suggested in Leisinger (1999), the few notes outside the range of the baroque oboe can be transposed.

  5. Bombard (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary bombards may have sophisticated keywork, resulting in fully chromatic instruments. Milder versions tending to a romantic-era oboe sound such as Youenn Le Bihan's "pistoñ" (a baroque oboe/bombard hybrid) have been developed for use in mixed ensembles, resulting in completely new sounds and realms of expression.

  6. Oboe da caccia - Wikipedia

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    The oboe da caccia (pronounced [ˈɔːboe da (k)ˈkattʃa]; literally "hunting oboe" in Italian), also sometimes referred to as an oboe da silva, is a double reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family, pitched a fifth below the oboe and used primarily in the Baroque period of European classical music. It has a curved tube, and in the case of ...

  7. Piston (music) - Wikipedia

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    The bore is similar to that of a baroque or classical oboe. The pistoñ uses a fairly stiff reed based on cane of an approximate diameter of 12mm, very similar in size to those of the baritone oboe (approximately 9 mm in width at the tip), English horn and baroque oboe. Unlike these other oboes, however, the pistoñ reed's brass staple ...

  8. Baroque instruments - Wikipedia

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    A continuous bass was the rule in Baroque music; its absence is worth mentioning and has a reason, such as describing fragility. The specific character of a movement is often defined by wind instruments, such as oboe , oboe da caccia , oboe d'amore , flauto traverso , recorder , trumpet , horn , trombone , and timpani .

  9. Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a) - Wikipedia

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    Baroque oboe, Stanesby Copy. The Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a) was composed (c. 1711–1716) by George Frideric Handel, for oboe and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,36. [1] (There is no HG designation for the work.) The sonata was later reworked as a flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b).