Jean Hotteterre
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Jean Hotteterre was a composer and musician of the Hotteterre family in the court of Louis XIV of France
. He and his brothers Jacques-Martin
and Nicolas made many enhancements to the hautbois, creating an "indoor" version similar to the shawm
. Jean and Michel Philidore created the oboe.
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
. He and his brothers Jacques-Martin
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre , also known as Jacques Martin or Jacques Hotteterre, was a French composer and flautist. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre was the most celebrated of a family of wind instrument makers and wind performers.-Biography:Jacques-Martin Hotteterre was born in Paris, the son of Martin...
and Nicolas made many enhancements to the hautbois, creating an "indoor" version similar to the shawm
Shawm
The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the 12th century until the 17th century. It was developed from the oriental zurna and is the predecessor of the modern oboe. The body of the shawm was usually turned from a single piece of wood,...
. Jean and Michel Philidore created the oboe.