hautbois

Definitions of hautbois

1. noun

   a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
   synonyms: hautboy, oboe

   types:

   basset oboe, heckelphone

   an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe

   musette pipe

   a small simple oboe

   oboe da caccia

   an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn

   oboe d'amore

   an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music

   shawm

   a medieval oboe

   bombard, bombardon

   a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

   type of:

   double reed, double-reed instrument

   a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together