The bass oboe

Bass oboe

The bass oboe or baritone oboe is a double reed instrument in the woodwind family. It is about twice the size of a regular oboe and sounds an octave lower; it has a deep, full tone not unlike that of its higher-pitched cousin, the English horn. The bass oboe is notated in the treble clef, sounding...

, a relative of the oboe

Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...

 having the same note compass as the latter, is able to play any work written for oboe - it will, however, sound an octave lower. In addition a very small number of concerto

Concerto

A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...

s have been written for the bass oboe and for a related instrument with the same range, the Heckelphone

Heckelphone

The heckelphone is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. Introduced in 1904, it is similar to the oboe but pitched an octave lower.-General characteristics:...

. These include the following:

20th century

• Concerto for Bass Oboe, The East Coast, by Gavin Bryars
  Gavin Bryars
  Richard Gavin Bryars is an English composer and double bassist. He has been active in, or has produced works in, a variety of styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, experimental music, avant-garde and neoclassicism.-Early life and career:Born in Goole, East...
  
  
• Concerto for Heckelphone and Orchestra (1979), opus 60 by Hans Mielenz
• Concertino for Heckelphone and String Orchestra
  String orchestra
  A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
  
   by Henri Wolking

See also

• Oboe concerto
  Oboe concerto
  A number of concertos have been written for the oboe, both as a solo instrument as well as in conjunction with other solo instrument, and accompanied by string orchestra, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, band, or similar large ensemble.These include concertos by the following...
  
  
• English horn concerto
  English horn concerto
  A number of concertos and concertante works have been written for cor anglais and string, wind, chamber, or full orchestra.English-horn concertos appeared about a century later than oboe solo pieces, mostly because until halfway through the 18th century different instruments had the role of the...
  
  
• Oboe d'amore concerto
• Heckelphone concerto
• Bassoon concerto
  Bassoon concerto
  A bassoon concerto is a concerto for bassoon accompanied by a musical ensemble, typically orchestra. Like bassoon sonatas, bassoon concerti were relatively uncommon until the twentieth century, although there are quite a few bassoon concerti from the Classical period...