Return to search

The Oboe in Early American Music, 1600-1861

There are no records to substantiate that one of the passengers on the Mayflower brought an oboe with him in 1620, but diaries, journals, and newspaper articles document its presence and utilization in the United States a few years after that date. A reference to musical instruments occurs in the inventories of the goods of two neighboring New Hampshire "plantations" taken approximately ten years after they were originally settled. At "Newitchwanicke, ld of Julie, 1633. . . in the Great House, 15 recorders and hoeboys" were listed, while "at Pascattaquack 2d Julie, 1633," one day later, there were no less than "hoeboys and recorders 26" and "1 drume"!1 By 1635 New Hampshire had 56 oboes and recorders alone. 2

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663384
Date06 1900
CreatorsRager, Brenda Marie
ContributorsGibson, O. Lee (Oscar Lee), Beasley, Rule
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 60 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Rager, Brenda Marie, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

Page generated in 0.0024 seconds