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Baritone oboe, C
Alternate name:Bass oboe, C
Alternate name:Hautbois baryton
Maker: Charles Bizey
Date: 1749-1758 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedOn all three joints: [fleur-de-lis] / BIZEY / A PARIS / [sunburst]
MarkingsScratched on bell, to left of signature: 2
DescriptionBaritone or bass oboe in boxwood, with bassoon-like lower joint and brass keys. Originally a two-key instrument, it was converted to a ten-key instrument, probably ca. 1830. Pitched an octave below the regular oboe, this instrument was designed so that the bell would face the player, rather than pointing outward.
DimensionsOverall length: 810 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2007 from André Bissonnet, Paris, France.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. and Jeanne F. Larson Fund, 2007
Not on view
Published ReferencesRizzello, Marcello. "Thoughts on the External Development of the Oboe in France from 1650 to 1810." _Philomusica on-line_ 22, no. 2 (2023): 51.
Object number: 13175