¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hautboys
1. hautboy [n] - See also: hautboy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hautboys
Literary usage of Hautboys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"406, Quintet for 2 Vio- hautboys, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets. ... 2 Violins, Viola,
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, and Bass, 2 hautboys, 2 Horns, 2 Trum- 'Cello. ..."
2. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"D 2 Violins, Viola, Bass, 2 hautboys, 2 2 Clarinets, 2 Basset horns, 4 French
March for 2 Violins, Bass, 2 hautboys, horns, 2 Bassoons, Double Bassoon or 2 ..."
3. The Knot Tied: Marriage Ceremonies of All Nations by William Tegg (1877)
"If the bridegroom is a person of the lower orders, he is conducted back in
procession, preceded by three or four musicians with drums and hautboys; ..."
4. Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Roycroft Shop (1902)
"hautboys play. The dumb-show enters. Enter a King and a Queen very lovingly; the
Queen embracing him, and he her. She kneels, and makes show of protestation ..."
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