Oboe

Abraham van Aardenberg, c. 1700 - c. 1717

Music has always been a crucial element of public celebrations, such as military parades, coronations, royal weddings, and funerals, adding grandeur to the solemnity of the occasion. Musical ensembles entrusted with performing music at these events have existed in Europe since the Middle Ages. This display highlights various marching bands and their musical instruments dating from the 16th to the 19th century.

  • Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, oboe
  • Object numberBK-2018-74
  • Dimensionslength 58 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x diameter 5.9 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Oboe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2018-74

  • Description

    Hobo van palmhout, gemonteerd met ivoor. Drie messing kleppen. Het derde en vierde gat zijn dubbel en er zit een gat in de beker. Gemarkeerd op alle delen: [springend hert] AARDENBERG [in een banderol] / [fleur de lis].

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘[springend hert] AARDENBERG [in een banderol] / [fleur de lis].’

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Abraham van Aardenberg, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1717

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 58 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x diameter 5.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-04-19

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Paul Carroll, 'Baroque woodwind instruments: A guide to their history, repertoire and basic technique', Aldershot: Ashgate, 1999, p. 93
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83
    • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Rijksmuseum to acquire and display the Han De Vries collection of oboes', CIMCIM Bulletin, Jan. 2019, p. 22-24

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