I'm willing to bet that this was the first time in history that three heckelphones got together under one roof. How about breaking that record by playing a heckelphone quartet?
There's a very well known instrument repairer in the USA that has quite a few more than three of them in his shop. I believe he owns most of them and has a couple of others that he has been restoring for other owners.
Thanks so much for this video! I’m a huge Strauss fan, especially of his operas. Heckelphone is used a number of times in his music and you don’t hear it used in this setting a lot. This has really opened my eyes up to its potential
I was reading that EM Skinner produced an organ stop that imitated a heckelphone. I said, 'What the heck is a hecklephone?' and went to UA-cam. Tiring of Strauss, I found you....brilliant, you people! Thanks for the demonstration.
Absolutely nifty!! Too bad I sat with my Cello instead...love this choice of music, sounds similar to an English or Italian A Capella/Madrigal work...would love to hear this on the Crumhorn, too. Thank you for your presentation!
at 65 and 47 years after high school band and not knowing there was a English Horn, I discover there are more double reeds than the oboe....I have a couple of questions... well four if you will... 1. how much does the length of the chamber column change tone and pitch?.. does instrument shap matter that much?.. 2. where do the lips rest on a double reed instrument?.. 3. are there different mouth pieces for a double reed instruments?... 4 how is a double reed tongued, does the top reed vibrate continually, making a "drowning" sound, like the Bag Pipe?... thanks much...
Walter Winston, Jr.: 1: The four most common double reed instruments in the orchestra in descending order of pitch are, oboe, cor anglaise, bassoon and contrabassoon. The oboe has the shortest air column while the contrabassoon has the longest at about 16 feet. The Heckelphone fits between the cor anglaise and the bassoon. These instruments have conical bores which has a large influence on the timbre. The shape of the bell modifies the timbre to an extent.2: The lips rest on the top and bottom blades of the double reed. The position of the lips on the blades affects the volume and pitch of the sound. The musician will vary this as the music demands.3: There are no mouthpieces per se on a double reed instrument as would be on a clarinet or a sax. The double reed is placed in the mouth between the lips which are curved back over the teeth. The oboe has the smallest reeds which are secured to a short tube known as a staple. The cor anglaise has larger reeds which are secured to a tapered tube known as a bocal. The reeds on bassoons and contrabassoons are larger yet and have longer bocals to connect them to the instrument.4: The blades of a double reed vibrate in unison against each other. Tonguing technique is based on the type of note played. Touching the bottom of the reed stops the note gently. Touching the end of the reed is used to stop a note abruptly as in a staccato. This is a simplistic explanation of the technique a musician employs when playing these instruments. Accomplished musicians master the tonguing, embouchure and breath control to produce the beautiful sounds these instruments are known for.
To further elaborate on this there are actually now 7 oboe family members From higest to lowest Mussette (pitched in g or f depending on the manufacturer) Oboe (pitched in c) Oboe D'amore (pitched in A) English Horn or Cor Anglais (pitched in F) Bass Oboe (pitched in C) Hecklephone (still pitched in c but with a lower Range than Bass Oboe) Lupophone (Also oitched in C but with the full range promissed for the Hecklephone)
The Heckelphone and the baritone/bass oboe were both originally made with upturned bells. Why were they straightened out and made to rest on the floor like that ?
That was technically scored for bass oboe, but the distinction between the two can sometimes be unclear, as the composer never specifies exactly which instrument.
Ok a bit of context for any one else the bassoon goes to low f and is built in f but is written in c the bassoon is a bass instrument and goes down to b 0 the Heckelphone does have a globular bell but most of the hecklephones lowest notes go out of 3 holes in the side of the globe also the hecklephone is built in c and it's lowest note being a octave higher due to it not going to low f unlike the bassoon Wich if notated in f would go to low f instead. Also it's more of a tenor or baritone instrument instead of a true bass and the taper of the hecklephone is much wider then the bassoon wiles still having a similar reed they are quite different
I can’t believe you managed to get all 3 heckelphonist in the world in one room. Incredible
As an oboist I love this. Double reeds are the coolest sounding instruments ever
This was my first time hearing a heckelphone. The world needs more of these lovely instruments.
the world need more money to afford those instrument. They are expensive as hell.
@@cinocefalo284then we'll have inflation and they'll be even more expensive
Actually soon there may be budget options some one could make at home
I'm willing to bet that this was the first time in history that three heckelphones got together under one roof.
How about breaking that record by playing a heckelphone quartet?
There's a very well known instrument repairer in the USA that has quite a few more than three of them in his shop. I believe he owns most of them and has a couple of others that he has been restoring for other owners.
Justin Couch name?
@@hughwilson I think he is talking about Peter Hurd. I believe he has a website, www.oboes.us
I though the same thing!!
Woah, it's like halfway between an oboe and a bassoon! So cool, as an oboe player, this is really lovely.
Let's go as an oboist this makes me happy to see the oboe family get more recognition
This is the kind of party I want to be invited to!
me too!
0:40 that chord is so beautifully crisp holy hell
What a beautiful timbre, even more so than the English horn. Composers should write more for it!
This is so beautiful. I am a regular oboe player, and I am with all respect wishing to play the heckelphone.
Beautiful instruments! It's a pity, that the Heckelphone is exotic in a orchestra.
Thanks so much for this video! I’m a huge Strauss fan, especially of his operas. Heckelphone is used a number of times in his music and you don’t hear it used in this setting a lot. This has really opened my eyes up to its potential
A party isn't a party without heckelphones!!!
Чудесный тембр, прекрасное созвучие. Спасибо!
Really pleasant sound, I am a bit surprised that they are so euphonious
This is some next level double reed nerd stuff! Sounds great!
ain't no party like a heckelphone party (hey) (ho)
No need for a designated driver.
I love this video - one of my favourite instruments. Nice playing, too.
I wish I had a heckelphone. So rare though. But so heckely
I was reading that EM Skinner produced an organ stop that imitated a heckelphone. I said, 'What the heck is a hecklephone?' and went to UA-cam. Tiring of Strauss, I found you....brilliant, you people! Thanks for the demonstration.
they should start making these again
Could you please do an album and put it on Spotify?
Now I need a heckelphone reed video :)
Absolutely nifty!! Too bad I sat with my Cello instead...love this choice of music, sounds similar to an English or Italian A Capella/Madrigal work...would love to hear this on the Crumhorn, too. Thank you for your presentation!
Ugh that was so great.
~:~
DUDE THAT SHIP ROCKIN OH MY GOODNESS THAT WAS GOOD FOR JUST 3 OF YOU
at 65 and 47 years after high school band and not knowing there was a English Horn, I discover there are more double reeds than the oboe....I have a couple of questions... well four if you will...
1. how much does the length of the chamber column change tone and pitch?.. does instrument shap matter that much?..
2. where do the lips rest on a double reed instrument?..
3. are there different mouth pieces for a double reed instruments?...
4 how is a double reed tongued, does the top reed vibrate continually, making a "drowning" sound, like the Bag Pipe?...
thanks much...
Walter Winston, Jr.: 1: The four most common double reed instruments in the orchestra in descending order of pitch are, oboe, cor anglaise, bassoon and contrabassoon. The oboe has the shortest air column while the contrabassoon has the longest at about 16 feet. The Heckelphone fits between the cor anglaise and the bassoon. These instruments have conical bores which has a large influence on the timbre. The shape of the bell modifies the timbre to an extent.2: The lips rest on the top and bottom blades of the double reed. The position of the lips on the blades affects the volume and pitch of the sound. The musician will vary this as the music demands.3: There are no mouthpieces per se on a double reed instrument as would be on a clarinet or a sax. The double reed is placed in the mouth between the lips which are curved back over the teeth. The oboe has the smallest reeds which are secured to a short tube known as a staple. The cor anglaise has larger reeds which are secured to a tapered tube known as a bocal. The reeds on bassoons and contrabassoons are larger yet and have longer bocals to connect them to the instrument.4: The blades of a double reed vibrate in unison against each other. Tonguing technique is based on the type of note played. Touching the bottom of the reed stops the note gently. Touching the end of the reed is used to stop a note abruptly as in a staccato. This is a simplistic explanation of the technique a musician employs when playing these instruments. Accomplished musicians master the tonguing, embouchure and breath control to produce the beautiful sounds these instruments are known for.
To further elaborate on this there are actually now 7 oboe family members
From higest to lowest
Mussette (pitched in g or f depending on the manufacturer)
Oboe (pitched in c)
Oboe D'amore (pitched in A)
English Horn or Cor Anglais (pitched in F)
Bass Oboe (pitched in C)
Hecklephone (still pitched in c but with a lower Range than Bass Oboe)
Lupophone (Also oitched in C but with the full range promissed for the Hecklephone)
Teladian2 The Sopranino Oboes are pitched in F or Eb, there are none in G that I'm aware of.
This is beautiful
Wonderful! Sheets, please!
Ah yes, but where is your Heckle-clarina?
Will you be my back up band?
What piece is this? It's gorgeous!!
we put the kelp in heckelphone
Heckel should start making these more.
The Heckelphone and the baritone/bass oboe were both originally made with upturned bells. Why were they straightened out and made to rest on the floor like that ?
How many Heckelphonists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Beautiful! It's pretty rare to see more than one Heckelphone at once. What is the name of the piece? :)
so cute, thank you :)
I love how they accompany each other! Do you take requests or do covers?
Very good.
Bravo!
You kids these days; you really know how to party!
Do you do weddings? . . . .
So pretty
Bravo
A+
my two friends and i really want to have our own heckelphone party can we borrow yours please
Didn't Holst include heckelphone in The Planets?
That was technically scored for bass oboe, but the distinction between the two can sometimes be unclear, as the composer never specifies exactly which instrument.
@@therealtornadosam Thank you
double reeded clarinet
No clarinets are cylinders this is conical a double reeded clarinet would be something closer to a duduk
What is the difference with a basoon?
Everything. Did you google what a bassoon is?
I second the question. Both are bass, double-reed instruments with a conical bore.
The little ball thing alters its sound. They're 2 different instruments, so they cannot really be compared
bandestration.com/2015/12/22/i-am-not-an-oboe/
this explains the difference
Ok a bit of context for any one else the bassoon goes to low f and is built in f but is written in c the bassoon is a bass instrument and goes down to b 0 the Heckelphone does have a globular bell but most of the hecklephones lowest notes go out of 3 holes in the side of the globe also the hecklephone is built in c and it's lowest note being a octave higher due to it not going to low f unlike the bassoon Wich if notated in f would go to low f instead. Also it's more of a tenor or baritone instrument instead of a true bass and the taper of the hecklephone is much wider then the bassoon wiles still having a similar reed they are quite different
Swinging...
I could have sworn "Heckelphone Party" was a mid-aughts Brooklyn indie band…
😂
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Yeah, they do sound like bassoons. 🐋
Actually, to my ears they sound more like overgrown English Horns, which are indeed beautifully sounding instruments.
Not at all. Bassoon sounds more like a baritone duck. The Heckelphone has a much lovlier, purer sound.
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