Michel Philidor
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court musicians, Jacques Hotteterre and Michel Philidor. It was intended to be played indoors with stringed instruments and was softer and less brilliant in tone than the modern oboe. By the end of the 17th century it was the principal wind instrument of the orchestra and military band and, after…
Read Morecourt musicians, Jacques Hotteterre and Michel Philidor. It was intended to be played indoors with stringed instruments and was softer and less brilliant in tone than the modern oboe. By the end of the 17th century it was the principal wind instrument of the orchestra and military band and, after…
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Another son of André, Michel, whose birth and death dates are unknown, a drummer in the Grande Écurie, is said to have worked with the instrument builder Jacques Hotteterre (q.v.) in the invention of the oboe.
Read MoreAnother son of André, Michel, whose birth and death dates are unknown, a drummer in the Grande Écurie, is said to have worked with the instrument builder Jacques Hotteterre (q.v.) in the invention of the oboe.
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