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*The '''[[Bassoon|Contrabassoon]]''', tuned an octave below the bassoon is the true bass of the family, such as the stringed double bass is to the violin clan..  

*The '''[[Bassoon|Contrabassoon]]''', tuned an octave below the bassoon is the true bass of the family, such as the stringed double bass is to the violin clan..  

Other members of the family abound but are not normally included in the modern symphony orchestra. They include the “'''[[Heckelphone]]'''" (named after its inventor) with a pitch between the cor anglais and the bassoon but having a different type of sound; the “'''Oboe da caccia'''” (literally, “''oboe of the chase''”) a comparatively strident and now defunct instrument; the “'''E flat Oboe'''” pitched the same as the clarinet and now rare; and the “'''Tenoroon'''”, a sort of mini-bassoon . The '''[[Oboe d'amore]]''', whilst not a member of modern orchestras, is a stalwart of the “authentic instrument” orchestras – [[J. S. Bach]] made extensive use of this instrument, so much so that many of his [[cantata]]s are immediately recognisable by the sound of this wonderful instrument.  

Other members of the family abound but are not normally included in the modern symphony orchestra. They include the “'''[[Heckelphone]]'''" (named after its inventor) with a pitch between the cor anglais and the bassoon but having a different type of sound; the “'''E flat Oboe'''” pitched the same as the clarinet and now rare; and the “'''Tenoroon'''”, a sort of mini-bassoon . The '''[[Oboe d'amore]]''', and the long defunct “'''Oboe da caccia'''” (literally, “''oboe of the chase''”), whilst not members of modern orchestras, are stalwarts of the “authentic instrument” orchestras – [[J. S. Bach]] made extensive use of these instruments, so much so that many of his [[cantata]]s are immediately recognisable by their wonderful and distinctive timbre.

The family has a long and notable history. An instrument that may be a type of oboe is depicted in a 2nd century [[Roman]] wall in [[Scotland]]. By the 16th century there were enough common members of the family to form their own [[consort]]. Their names however bore no relationship to the modern instruments (“''Sharms''”, “''Schalmeys''”, "''Pommers''”, “''Bombards''” “''Curtalls''” and “''Double Curtalls''”; the last two corresponding to the bassoon and contra-bassoon.)

The family has a long and notable history. An instrument that may be a type of oboe is depicted in a 2nd century [[Roman]] wall in [[Scotland]]. By the 16th century there were enough common members of the family to form their own [[consort]]. Their names however bore no relationship to the modern instruments (“''Sharms''”, “''Schalmeys''”, "''Pommers''”, “''Bombards''” “''Curtalls''” and “''Double Curtalls''”; the last two corresponding to the bassoon and contra-bassoon.)