What instrument is the ancestor of the oboe?

Answer 1

Shawm

Answer 2

the oldest recording of the oboe is in Egypt.

It's direct ancestor is the middle eastern Shawm. The modern oboe (as well as the English horn, despite its name) was developed in France during the baroque period ( 1600-1750).

The oboe's ancestor called the shawm was introduced in the 12th century in Europe.

Answer 3

The oldest ancestor of the Oboe is the aulos of ancient Greece. Not much is known about the aulos, although it was reputed to have had strong effects on the emotions of the listener.

The best-documetned ancestor of the oboe is the shawm. In the Renaissance period, the shawm was a conical-bored double-reed instrument which was played in a 'family', ie, a group of similar instruments sized to approximate the range of human voices. The bass shawm was incredibly tall, and to play it, the musician had to stand on a box or hold the instrument horizontally. (Woodcuts exist which showed a man marching with and playing a bass shawm, with others helping to carry it!) The tenor can be played standing with the bell on the floor. The alto and descant (sopranto) shawm were approximately the size of the modern oboe d'amore and oboe, respectively.

The desired sound of the shawms was loud and piercing. To support both the 'unfettered' sound and the great breath pressure required to play the instrument, it was no uncommon for the instrument to be played with a "pirouette". This presented a circle of support to the player, who gathered his lips around the reed enough to get a seal, then pressed his face into the pirouette to hold the lips in place while he played. In this fashion, the shawms sounded much like their close-relative, the rauschpfeife (roaring pipe), which actually had a cap with a hole in it over the reed and prevented the player from controlling the reed at all!

The shawms were reported to be the favorite of Queen Elizabeth, the first.

In the baroque era, a new variety of soprano-double-reed instrument was made, presumably from the shawms, which narrowed the bore and added variations in the bore size which led to a softer and more controllable sound. These were called "haut bois", pronounced "oh-bwah". Eventually, the name became "oboe". The baroque oboe existed in its form through the 1600s, into the early 1800's, when more modifications and keywork brought it into its modern form.

There are now two major forms of oboe, the Viennese and French models. The former are favored by eastern European and German orchestras.

Answer 4

The oboe is descended from the Shawn. A single piece of wood that terminates in a flared bell. Made in Europe from the 12th Century

Answer 5

A shawm is the ancestor of the modern oboe.Here is a demonstration.

http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=egifq8lEEu0

Answer 6

Yes, the Shaun in Tudor Times.

Answer 7

Germany

Answer 8

Shawm - apex