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Oboe (with 17 keys)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The oboe underwent various changes in the 19th century. Extra keys extended both the instrument's range, and corrected the intonation (purity) of certain notes. At the same time they afforded the tone greater uniformity. More keys also required a different fingering technique.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHobo (met 17 kleppen). c. 1860. Apollon-Marie-Rose Barret, Frédérik Triébert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
