That work gained the name "The Hen" based on the dotted eighth note sixteenth note rhythm given to this instrument.
One work that notably features this instrument is Haydn's Symphony No. 83. That work gained the name "The Hen" based on the dotted eighth note sixteenth note rhythm given to this instrument. In Johann Strauss Jr.'s overture to Die Fledermaus, this instrument has a solo, and plays an E-F-F#-A-A-G#-F#-E motif. Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony also features a notable two-instrument solo in its third movement for this instrument and Bassoon. Vivaldi wrote at least fifteen concertos for this instrument. Tchaikovsky uses this instrument to introduce the main theme to his Swan Lake with an opening solo. Edvard Grieg uses a solo for this instrument and flute to set up a Morning Mood in his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. This instrument voices the duck in Peter and the Wolf, and it shares a common origin with the English Horn and Bassoon. For 10 points, name this highest double reed instrument.
One work that notably features this instrument is Haydn's Symphony No. 83.
Oboe