Introducing the Oboe da Caccia

[@newmono7341]

Finally, now my crotch can enjoy baroque music!

[@aaronsilva9062]

😮 ...you beat me to it!!

[@weeza80ies]

Baroque music for your baroque crotch ..how exquisitely simpatico.. oy,oy!

[@abrahama2643]

My balls, "Do you know any Led Zepplin?"

[@andybuckley4034]

If Bach turns you on at least you have somewhere to hide...

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Oboe di autofellatio. I would have said play it underarm if its a hunting style???

[@Kaoson73]

When she speaks english she is a british for sure. When she speaks german she is definitely a german. When she plays the instrument she is a magician.

[@shestewa6581]

I think I can catch a touch of the German accent in her English speaking voice at times actually.

[@VoloviaUk]

And she pronounces 'caccia' perfectly in Italian , including the double 'c', very very rare in non-Italians. Remarkable, an excellent ear, obviously.

[@Neophema]

@@VoloviaUk She pronounces the vowels wrong, though.

[@MegaMech]

most Germans learn British English as Thats what they have access to. If germany was somehow beside texas they would probably have texan accents

[@christinamarcet1780]

She pronounces her middle and ending D’s more like soft t’s (“did” becomes “dit”) which to me is usually a giveaway that someone is actually German.

[@Lazarus1095]

I believe I saw this instrument once in Jabba's Palace.

[@voidremoved]

really? hopefully this lady cleaned the spit our of it before she played it

[@androidwalle4932]

The Venn diagram in my head explains the few likes of this comment.

[@AllWaysBig]

jizz-wailing intensifies

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Yea, Droopy McCool should have been playing one of these. Galactic Jizz-Wailers,, what a name for a band... 😄

[@bassclarineric6173]

Ok good it’s not just me 😅

[@parthoroy9141]

If you eat cheesy bread before playing it, it becomes an Oboe da Focaccia

[@SandraRegina-sm1wg]

Wow! you suck

[@rifrafbarker]

I’m crying laughing...

[@jacob1931]

Ha

[@dancingecho3864]

Pretty “cheesy” (hehe)

[@walkernick86]

@@SandraRegina-sm1wg Or is just a very funny person with a good sense of humour. Unlike you!

[@antonydean8146]

What a gorgeous sound! I had never previously seen this instrument, although I had heard of it. The presenter in addition to being quite obviously an accomplished player is also a superb presenter and bilingual to the point where she is without an accent in both English and German - incredible!

[@thorsten8790]

@bad1dobby Don't know, her accent doesn't sound to german, her german definetly isn't although her pronounciation is very good.

[@ChiSbaObePcheH11]

@@thorsten8790 it's definitely a german accent ;) source: I'm german :)

[@polemius01]

I love these OAE videos; I never knew what an oboe da caccia looked like! The same goes for other period instruments that they feature.

[@jmitterii2]

Oboe da caccia... must mean Oboe of the crotch as it plays directly into it.

[@andregazso2098]

She is very nice. Look how she is smiling when she is talking about her instrument. This is pure musicianship.

[@fnersch3367]

Oboe da Crotchia

[@voidremoved]

its his self love toy... when he goes to school, puts it together so it looks like a music instrument and his mom wont throw it out...

[@RyanPharr1]

I like to think of it as the cooter tooter.

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

Oboe da Coitus? 😆

[@marietjiehildebrandt1324]

Lol!

[@rabbit-munch-carrots]

I actually really enjoyed the tone quality of the baroque oboe. It seem to have the range of an english horn, but with the timbre of a bassoon.

[@PhilJonesIII]

Beautiful sound. I presume that being a 'hunting instrument' meant it could be used as a boomerang during rests?

[@JonatasAdoM]

Only of there is a ritornello

[@andresd3104]

It's easy to carry on a horse.

[@OboeFiles]

We had an oboe Da Caccia at Eastman but we held it to the side with the bell facing back it’s cool to see how a pro holds it, she sounds amazing!

[@alexrexaros9837]

You just couldn't think of a more convenient design, couldn't you?

[@brownie3454]

I can assure you this is the most convenient design for self fellating

[@ChrisLeeW00]

There's a reason this design was abandoned for years.

[@akumayoxiruma]

That moment when you are a German who speaks English very well but then have the internal conflict on whether to pronounce the German words correctly or just go with the English flow.

[@AndyZach]

I never knew that conflict! I took a year of German and was surprised by the many cognates. I took 5 years of Spanish and tend to pronounce Spanish place names with their Spanish pronunciations rather than English ones. Perhaps that's what you mean.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

@@AndyZach Perhaps. But we don't know for sure. We can only guess.

[@voraciousreader3341]

There’s no “internal conflict”!! No musician I know of would ever mispronounce the names of pieces in the original languages of the composers! It goes with the territory, and you look like a real clod if you don’t get a close approximation or worse, if you say the English translation. And singers have to be able to closely match the pronunciation of the titles and lyrics of arias or songs or lieder or whatever it is they’re singing, because very few can speak every language in the repertoire fluently. While the comments of non-musicians are often interesting and even enlightening, they can also be downright silly!

[@lactobacillusprime]

Well played, and the English and German spoken word is amazing as well...

[@SpaghettiToaster]

Wow what a beautiful sound. It sounds like a mix between a cor anglais or heckelphone and a bassoon.

[@AndyZach]

I thought of a cor anglais immediately, but it seems pitched lower with more burr in its tone.

[@donalddodson7365]

To my old ears, as a former oboist and English hornist (CorAnglais), it sounds very much like a precursor to the modern English horn. Marvelous technique, intonation and ability to discuss these great instruments of our musical past. Thank you.

[@Rik77]

The terminology is interesting because where on earth did the name English horn derive from? There could be some linguistic link to this instrument, or maybe that's just coincidence. This oboe is also in F like the cor anglais. As was the tenor oboe, the taille that bach also sometimes used. I find it amazing that over not much time we lose where these words all come from.

[@donalddodson7365]

@@gregoryford2532 Thank you for the alternate explanation. I like it better than the usual explanation that the French coined the name for an alto oboe common in the large double reed bands common in England

[@billyd10]

I remember when the Harnoncourt recording of both BWV 1 and the Christmas Oratorio came out. Harnoncourt wrote an extended essay about discovering the instrument in a museum and its reconstruction. I love its sound and when it is present one can easily hear the instrument within an orchestra.

[@Kreln1221]

I would think that the reason for the downward curvature would be to specifically aim the bell of the horn directly downward to the floor or ground, while keeping the reed in a position that would facilitate good breathing posture. As the horn is facing downward, the timbre of the instrument is naturally dampened and darkened by the fact that the listeners or microphones in front of the musician don't receive any direct sound from the horn, which could be overly bright and brash, especially with the addition of the brass bell, but instead, only hear reflected and diffused sound, which would be much smoother. But all the while, the musician can breath fully with good posture, which they wouldn't if they were pointing a straight instrument straight down. That's why I think they have that specific curve...

[@pablov1973]

What a beautiful sound! We missed a lot of instruments with standardization of the orchestra in the XIX Century.

[@ango5519]

Very beautiful! Nice sound. Thank you for the music and the explanation. The videos on your channel are great!

[@johnopalko5223]

This was wonderful timing. I just finished reading _Bach -- Music in the Castle of Heaven_ by John Eliot Gardiner. In the book he writes about the oboe da caccia and does his best to explain its appearance and sound. Lo and behold, this video appears and now I know what Gardiner was talking about. Thank you!

[@garymoore8711]

A new (old) instrument I've never seen or heard before. She plays it beautifully. Thank you, very much.

[@jimfowler5930]

Ausgezeichnet!! Ich liebe auch……...vielen Dank!! Absolutely wonderful Katharina Sprekelsen-ich hab' alles genoßen!

[@kiltlvr]

I have never seen this instrument or even heard of it. I am blown away. Thank you for educating me.

[@macleadg]

Just when I think social media is the scourge of mankind, I find something interesting and worthwhile, like this. 👍👍

[@thesceptic1018]

We may look back and say that some of the time we spent on the internet was not wasted at all

[@chuckaddison5134]

Social media IS the scourge of mankind. However, amongst the offal, excreta, and ramblings of mindless idiots there are occasional diamonds. This is one.

[@paulkolodner2445]

I'm wondering how you make an instrument with that severe a bend. According to wikipedia, the instrument is made straight on a lathe in one piece, and then a series of transverse cuts is made on one side so that it can actually be steamed and bent without breaking. The shape is reinforced with an insert. Good luck getting the spacing of the tone holes correct!

[@mal2ksc]

So they probably started with slightly undersized holes and adjusted the size, rather than the position, to do the fine tuning. That's certainly how I do it with handmade wind instruments now.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Wow! Beautiful! I've heard it many times in recordings of Bach's works, but never heard it played by itself!

[@idraote]

it is not only mysterious but an instrument with a most beautiful sound and a nice range as well. Perhaps not the most comfortable to use and that might explain its fading into oblivion: looking at the lady playing I couldn't help but thinking she must keep an uncomfortable posture to play it

[@ThomasDawkins88]

Stephen Hammer and Lani Spahr in Boston play them held to the side of the body much like one would a saxophone, with a neck strap. It looks much more comfortable.

[@dees3179]

Pretty excruciating on the fingers actually. That third finger left hand is awful placement. I love these instruments but could never play one properly. Agony! Awesome video.

[@fnersch3367]

@@dees3179 - Like the tenor recorder.

[@dees3179]

@@fnersch3367 oh goodness, far worse. I've played all the different sizes of recorder and probably most wind instruments at this point. This is the most uncomfortable so far. Unless the one I tried was particularly bad of course. Tenor recorder us a bit of a nasty stretch for the right hand ring and middle fingers. But it does vary greatly between makers and you can get them with keys to assist if can afford it.

[@qwaqwa1960]

Lovely. Correct me if I'm wrong, but until ca.1973, no one even knew what an oboe da caccia was. It wasn't till Harnoncourt et al. saw one in a museum that all the pieces fell into place.

[@nonman3634]

@qwaqwa1960 Yes, you're right. It was then that, unexpectedly, two of these were found in museums.

[@estudiomonteverdi]

Love the whole series of videos. Thank you

[@voraciousreader3341]

Simply wonderful content…..the artist, the instrument, the music, the history, all wonderful and all greatly appreciated! And I agree with Ms. Spreckelsen’s comment about the tone, which is poignantly, sweetly beautiful!

[@Kelly-hh7jz]

More like the Oboe da Crotchia AMIRIGHT?

[@BungerOverheat]

Gottem

[@Android_Warrior]

😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣

[@MushVPeets]

Obloe da Croccia, perhaps.

[@mr.thickey1820]

"Ach du lieber, mein schatz"! Kelly, you ol' decarbonated horn blower you! Ya, "gifs GOOT feelingk"!!! "Gesundheit"!!!

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

Oboe da scroto

[@patrickcronin6829]

Wow! It sounds far more like a bassoon in the upper register than like an oboe or English horn! Thank you so much for demonstrating! Please ignore all of the inappropriate comments. The lowest common denominator is often found online, as I’m sure you know, and I would like to encourage you to share more. Thank you.

[@trex70]

A "h" is missing in the title "Wie schön leuc 'h' tet der Morgenstern" Ein "h" fehlt in "leuchtet". Schönes Instrument.

[@ftumschk]

And the excerpt from the St John Passion should be labelled "Zerfliesse (or Zerfließe) mein Herze"

[@frogmouth]

Excellent description and demonstration. I like the sound but can guess why it fell out of favour. I find it incredible that the copies of the instruments were available only a day before recording. A tribute to the skill of the oboists.

[@javierbiaggi3072]

I love the sound and the character. I did hear it before on some Bach recordings and they were magnificents. I believe that the OC as been such a soft voice against the louder instruments it loose it place in the orchestra. Bach's era "orchestra" was very squeletal with rare exceptions the making of the instruments, harpsichords, the strings of the instruments, contributed to a more intimate sound more been left to explode the sound to the brass section. So to the post Bach composers, even his sons, many were in the business to impress their masters with flair. In music Bach was a "theologian" in search of mystic union with God. Even his secular cantatas (Coffee and Tobacco cantatas) were painted with deep spiritual reflections. Nothing as Peter's tears at the Passion by the cellos a great effect not heard before. So delicate and sad... Thanks for such a lovely presentation, enjoy!

[@the_eternal_student]

I enjoy hearing these excerpts played out of their ensemble context.

[@gentlespirit4]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Please take care and stay healthy. (Smile)

[@troygaspard6732]

As an oboist, it is a joy to hear this. The brass does make a it mournful.

[@MushVPeets]

Sounds really good, but that is an interesting bell position indeed...

[@marselmusic]

great now everyone's talking about that.... cringeeee ( I don't blame anyone doe!)

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Oh! It is wonderful. Mellow, warm, articulate, alive... spectacular.

[@georgecromarty5372]

As you play it, it has a wonderfully warm sound. It seems a bit like a cross between a brass and woodwind instrument. It feels like there's also something a bit whimsical about it, as serious or somber as it may be. Would like to hear the Peter & the Wolf of Prokofiev Oboe played on this instrument - the duck - perhaps more uplifting or emotionally rich than when played on a simple oboe.

[@anonymousbub3410]

It is so smooth.

[@rodrigonh]

This sound makes me younger (for real). How it can be so satisfying? Amazing.

[@wdashwor]

Fascinating instrument. Thank you for the demonstration. How does this compare with the Cor Anglais in length and pitch, I wonder? It looks as if it could go lower.

[@smokingblues5067]

Very beautiful. Nicely played ! I wish I could have one . You play very very well

[@paulsmith5752]

... which is why she's the OAE's principal oboe :)

[@DrQuizzler]

This is my first time seeing or hearing of one of this instrument. ...so it's in F like the English horn, but open-holed? It has a great sound, and the player demonstrated it beautifully. I wonder, though, if those "hunting" style horns were intended to be held so that the bell faced behind the player instead of as shown here.

[@oulipolesceptique9449]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for this video!

[@suzannederringer1607]

It IS a lovely sound. Never heard of this 'hybrid ' instrument before. Thanks!

[@franek_izerski]

What a beautiful, wonderful sound it has!!!

[@Phoenixspin]

It's no mystery why that crotch instrument disappeared.

[@BazColne]

Phoenixspin - You are so naughty.

[@nosson77]

I'm actually quite surprised that people didn't want to blow themselves

[@howardwayne3974]

Too many oboeistst were getting their privates vibrated when they played 'causing quite excitement among the ladies of the court .

[@JohnFoley1701]

The lighter wood before the bell and reed are turned on a lathe, but the central tube looks like conjoined facets wrapped in leather. That makes sense because bending turned, hollow wood would be nearly impossible. The bend is probably there to reduce the velocity of the blown in air, mellowing the sound as it resonates in the bell. I can only imagine the skill it took to bend and then perfectly match those facets together.

[@soilmanted]

Wow. I have long been fascinated by western culture's historical instruments. I am particularly interested in early pianos, which I think sound sweeter, and have more of a singing quality, than today's pinaos, and less of the strident percussive quality, of today's pianos. One of my favorite instruments of all time is the modern bassoon. I wonder about its historical development, but know next to nothing about it. This oboe de caccia though - very interesting. Was it shaped the way it is so that when you put the reed in your mouth, you can put the bell over your vulva? If so, then with all those wonderful tones of various pitches, that can be produced by an oboe - by adjusting the tones with your fingers can you, as with a modern vibrator, perhaps produce paroxysms? It seems plausible.

[@therealzilch]

Nice explanation, nice demonstration, very musical playing. Thanks from an instrumentmaker in Vienna (no oboi da caccia yet), Scott

[@capezyo]

Beautifull sound

[@blipblip88]

Wonderful information! Thanks so much!

[@naedolor]

This rather new passion of people to play baroque as it sounded back in the day is inspiring and admirable, however I don't think there is anything wrong with aslo playing baroque on modern instruments and in 440 pitch.

[@shonnyno]

Is this in F? Wagner propoesed this instrument as substitute of Alt-Hoboe in Tristan, if I translated right his introduction in the full score. PS: when louder, it seems good for ancient greek dramas.

[@rnhtube]

Wow it's like all the other double reeds at the same time. Great job playing in tune on it I'm sure it's quite difficult.

[@bernhardkirchner5447]

I'm guessing the hexagonal shape of the body wrapped in leather is a harkening back to the Renaissance times with the Cornetto and Lysarde? lovely sounds, and the lowest notes have a more bassoon-like quality, so possibly the bore is larger than English horn before the bell flare.. the oboist does not look comfortable playing it despite her skills in coaxing out those fine melodies

[@megelizabeth9492]

the sound almost reminds me a bit of saxophone.

[@CedsBritishBrass34]

Looks like an oboe and a french horn had a kid haha. 😂 nice vid btw! I really like these ones. 😄

[@weeza80ies]

I guess it didn't get 'around' like the french horn did .

[@calculusfan1]

If no one was sure what they looked like until the discovery in Sweden, how did people know how to play? Were there fingerings in an old book perhaps or was it trial and error to determine the correct fingerings to produce notes with the correct intonation? Or do the fingerings march another baroque instrument, like a recorder?

[@mouhiazeck]

My youtube jumped to this video and immediately I was like WHOA THAT SOUNDS SO NICEEE

[@juilietpritchard6560]

superb....excellent video...thank u. .beautiful playing

[@wendeln92]

Joking aside, my first thought - Isn't holding the instrument with the bell between the legs muffling the sound? I wonder if it would sound differently if it was held with the bell to the side. Also, is there a historic reference as to how this particular instrument should be held?

[@astrastella12]

Imagine if this instrument had survived and you had to play this in your middle school band. You'd still be in therapy over the bullying.

[@dyelverton]

Such a shame so many budding musicians are deterred by mindless bullying - by people who.never have and never will achieve anything.wortwhile.

[@BazColne]

Thank you so very much.

[@Marcus538]

After watching this , I am buying an oboe, love the sound

[@ali-tube2967]

Be ready to practice like hell...if you want to 1) get it to sound at all; 2) get it to sound decent: 3) get it to sound like her.

[@davidsimons1377]

I reckon it sounds nearer to a bassoon than oboe, though I'm guessing its pitched higher. I think more modern composers should include a few of these or shawms, racketts krumhorns etc in their scores, don't you agree? Thanks for interesting demo.

[@bonjourmeadow]

Love love love this sound. I need it to wake me up in the morn

[@MegaMech]

but, can it play the opening to stravinskys rite of spring.

[@mal2ksc]

Only if played by a virgin.

[@berjmanoushagian786]

Lovely.

[@euledj79]

The timbre makes it for me THE wind instrument to play. I like neither the sound of a baroque oboe nor of a modern oboe and the bassoon is clearly a continuo instrument. The oboe da caccia is a real solo instrument with a sound that flatters your ears. A relatively low wind instrument with a bit of brass sound. Its so unique and beautiful in its materials and physiognomy. Many years ago I tried to learn baroque oboe d`amore but it wasn´t really possible cause my neighbors were really annoyed from my squealing first steps. I think the oboe da caccia would be a more friendly instrument for the neighborhood.

[@steve154life]

Just magical sounds

[@jonhvidsten2407]

Fascinating.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

This sounds like a 1970's stop start animated children's television program. Wonderful.

[@marhar2]

Amazing, thanks for this presentation! Is the sound affected by the bell pointed towards the floor?

[@gabrielwildman]

Hunting instrument? That mouthpiece does look lethal.

[@shadowoakmanor222]

It sounds almost exactly like an alto saxophone to me. Very cool!

[@ruperttmls7985]

Creo que deberias lavarte los oidos, suena muy distinto 😅

[@nicandknacksandseans]

I mean people are making jokes. But on a purely technical level, surely playing sound that goes straight in to your groin is a design flaw. I mean that is like the opposite of how musical amplification is supposed to work!

[@jorandax9059]

The sound comes out of the keys on woodwind instruments.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@@jorandax9059 Then what's the huge bell for lol

[@JonatasAdoM]

I guess you have never seen a horn, the sound goes to the side instead of towards the public.

[@grandmestredespoulpes2435]

@@JonatasAdoM And that's the reason why horn players are always left ear deaf. :)

[@maxalaintwo3578]

@@SpaghettiToaster To stablize the notes at the end of the pipe

[@juilietpritchard6560]

superb

[@SelectCircle]

I like it. - But ... is there no seemlier way to hold it? o_O

[@gammafoxlore2981]

Yes when standing up its looks sort of like holding a saxophone.

[@SelectCircle]

+Gamma Sitting down - it looks like some instrument Bosch might've dreamed up ... to be played by a devil in Hell. O_o

[@mycatisabastard2361]

Wonderful!

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Very interesting👍 and beautifully played.🌹😊👏 Sorry I can't se you live, but I live in Sweden Gothenburg, greetings🌻 p.s thanks for proper English subtitles🙏

[@adder80]

Would it have the same resonance if a guy played it?

[@Maltravers2011]

Excellent! Very interesting and clear.

[@phwbooth]

Excellent comments.

[@에콰]

소리 좋네요..

[@millennial8441]

Love early musical instruments. This is a great one! I always tried to find in this channel an episode about alto recorder and relatives, but I didn't. If there's an episode about recorder, I would like to get the link. Thanks.

[@Mr._POV_]

Music for the groin?

[@MaestroTJS]

The one question on my mind was which modern instrument this is usually replaced by. Doing some research shows it's probably replaced by the English Horn since they have a similar range. I'd like to know definitively though....

[@TransTaey]

This sounds as if it's between the ranges of an Englisch horn and an oboe, though I could be mistaken. So perhaps it was phased out as the oboe and Englisch horn were refined.

[@multitrackjake8698]

Definitely the English Horn. They are both in F and have basically the same range (bar a couple of notes at the extremes)

[@baldevis]

There's a couple of other videos on KZbin that show it being played....one with the bell held to the standing player's side, and another where the bell is held between the seated players' knees. I'm not totally convinced that it was originally played directly into the crotch.

[@jannisopel]

One moment I think it sounds just like a horn and the next like an oboe. It is something in between. Thank you for the video.

[@acr08807]

It's a horny oboe.

[@akhirajordao3399]

Very beautiful

[@bobbyhempel1513]

A musical personal pleasure device.

[@sommelierofstench]

every well endowed male has a built in mute that can be used when playing these.

[@KosTis]

That would tickle

[@maxalaintwo3578]

If you switch to another instrument, things would be awkward

[@patrickcannady2066]

I'm a natural

[@tom_szcz_org]

I have always wondered if da caccia players prefer reading in alto clef as is or treble clef transposing in F. If you can help me, I’d appreciate your time and effort. 😊

[@accurrent]

This instrument sounds a little bit like other double reeded instruments, but it also has its own distinct sound, like likely due to the shape, materials, and the bell

[@ishtar2848]

Wowww, Thank You so much for this ❣️

[@infledermaus]

Uhm, where's the gemlin playing spoons? Is there a reason for the leather cover? Does it help the sound or dampen it or do anything at all?

[@oae]

The leather cover stops the instrument from leaking. The instrument starts out as a straight piece of wood with the finger holes at the front. The maker cuts out triangular shaped pieces from the back and the instrument is then being bent over hot steam and finally glued together. This is how it gets the curve. After all this the maker covers it in leather to keep it from leaking!