LIST OF OBOISTS

An 'oboist' is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm, and oboe musette.
The following is a list of notable professional oboists, with indications when they were/are known better for other professions in their own time. Oboists with an asterisk (
★ ) have biographies in the online version of the "Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians"

Contents

Historical oboists

Baroque period 1600-1760

Classical period 1730-1820

Romantic period 1815-1910

20th Century (born before 1910 or died before 1990)

Contemporary classical oboists

A-B

C-E

F-H

I-L

M-P

R-S

T-Z

Oboists best known for playing English horn

Oboists best known for playing period instruments

Oboists performing primarily outside classical genres

As primary instrument

As secondary instrument

Sources

Historical oboists

Baroque period 1600-1760

★ Francesco Barsanti (1690-1772), Italian
★ (composer)

★ Alessandro Besozzi (1702-1793), Italian
★

★ Antonio Besozzi (1707-1781), Italian
★

★ Christoforo Besozzi (1661-1725), Italian
★

★ Giuseppe Besozzi (1686-1760), Italian
★

★ Paolo Girolamo Besozzi (1704-1778), Italian
★

★ Mateo Bissoli (Bisioli) (c.1711-1780), Italian

★ Esprit Philippe Chédeville (1696-1762), French
★

★ Nicolas Chédeville (1705-1782), French
★

★ Pierre Chédeville (1694-1725), French
★

★ Michel Danican dit Philidor (1580-1651), French

★ André Danican Philidor (c.1652-1730), French
★ (music librarian)

★ Jean Danican Philidor (ca.1620-1679), French

★ John Ernest Galliard (c. 1675-1747), German
★

★ Johann Caspar Gleditsch (1684-1747), German ("Bach's oboist")

★ Peter Glösch (c.1685-1754), German [1]

★ Jean Hotteterre (c.1610-1691), French
★ (instrument maker)

★ Martin Hotteterre (1635-1712), French
★ (instrument maker)

★ Nicolas Hotteterre (1637-1694), French
★

★ Jean Christian Kytch (died c.1738), Dutch ("Handel's oboist")

★ Johann François La Riche (1662-after 1733), Flemish
★ [2]

★ Jacques Loeillet (1685-1748), Flemish
★

★ Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730), Flemish
★

★ Jacques Paisible (c.1656-1721), French

★ José Pla (1728-1762), Spanish
★

★ Juan Bautista Pla (c.1720-after 1773), Spanish
★

★ Manuel Pla (c.1725-1766), Spanish
★

★ Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763), Italian
★ [3]

★ Johann Christian Richter (1689-1744), German [4]

★ Jacob Riehman (c.1680-1729), Dutch
★

★ Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750), Italian
★

★ Ignatz Sieber (Ignazio Siber) (c.1680-c.1760), German-Italian ("Vivaldi's oboist")

★ Roberto Valentine (1674-c.1740), English
★ (composer) [5]

Classical period 1730-1820

★ Sante Aguilar (c.1734-1808), Italian [6]

★ Christian Samuel Barth (1735-1809), German
★

★ Philip Barth (1774-1804), Danish
★

★ Georg Benda (1722-1795), Czech
★ (composer)

★ Carlo Besozzi (1738-1791), Italian
★

★ Gaetano Besozzi (1725-1794), Italian
★ [7]

★ Friedrich Braun (1759-1824), German
★

★ Josef Czerwenka (1759-1835), Czech-Austrian ("Beethoven's oboist")

★ Georg Druschetzky (1745-1819), Czech
★ [8]

★ Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1810), Italian
★ [9]

★ Pietro Ferlendis (1748-1836), Italian

★ Josef Fiala (1749-1816), Czech
★ ("Mozart's oboist 1")

★ Johann Christian Fischer (1733-1800), German
★ [10]

★ Joseph François Garnier (1755-1825), French
★

★ Michel Joseph Gebauer (1763-1812), French
★

★ William Herschel (1738-1822), German (astronomer)

★ François Jadin (1731-1790), French
★

★ Carl Khym (1770-after 1819), Czech
★

★ Ludwig August Lebrun (1746-1790), German
★

★ Ignace Malzat (1757-1804), Austrian
★

★ Domenico Mancinelli (c.1723-1804), Italian
★

★ John Parke (1745-1829), English
★

★ William Thomas Parke (1762-1847), English
★

★ Giuseppe Prota (1737-1807), Italian
★

★ Friedrich Ramm (1744-1813), German ("Mozart's oboist 2") [11]

★ François Alexandre Antoine Sallantin (1755-1830?), French
★

★ Johann Friedrich Schröter (1724-1811), German
★

★ Charles J. Suck (c. 1760-c.1808), English
★

★ Philipp Teimer (1767-c.1817), Bohemian (English horn)

★ Georg Triebensee (1746-1813), Bohemian
★

★ Joseph Triebensee (1772-1846), Bohemian
★ (composer)

★ Thomas Vincent (musician) (1720-1783), English
★

★ Johann Went (1745-1801), Bohemian
★

Romantic period 1815-1910

★ Apollon Barret (1804-1879), French
★ [12]

★ Christian Frederik Barth (1787-1861), Danish
★

★ Richard Baumgärtel (1858-1941), German

★ Félix-Charles Berthélemy (1829-1868), French

★ Carl A.P. Braun (1788-1835), German
★

★ Wilhelm Braun (1796-1867), German
★

★ Henri Brod (1799-1839), French
★ [13]

★ Baldassare Centroni (c.1784-1860), Italian ("Rossini's oboist")

★ Charles Colin (1832-1881), French [14]

★ Grattan Cooke (1808-1889), English [15]

★ Giovanni Daelli (c.1800?-1860), Italian

★ Franz Wilhelm Ferling (1796-1874), German [16]

★ Anton Flad (1775-1850), German [17]

★ Georges Gillet (1854-1920), French
★ [18]

★ Joseph Gungl (1810-1889), Hungarian
★ (conductor)

★ Johann Peter Heuschkel (1773-1853), German
★

★ Desiré Alfred Lalande (1866-1904), French
★

★ Antoine Joseph Lavigne (1816-1886), French

★ Johann Heinrich Luft (1813-1877), German [19]

★ William Malsch (1855-1924), English
★

★ Carlo Paessler (1774-1865), Italian

★ Giovanni Paggi (1806-1887), Italian
★

★ Antonio Pasculli (1842-1924), Italian
★ (the "Paganini of the oboe") [20]

★ Charles Reynolds (1843-1916), English

★ Friedrich Ruthardt (1800-1862), German

★ Adolf Rzepko (1825-1892), Polish
★

★ Joseph Sellner (1787-1843), Austrian [21]

★ Pedro Soler (1810-1850), Spanish

★ Friedrich-Eugen Thurner (1785-1827), German [22]

★ Charles Triébert (1810-1867), French
★

★ Frédéric Triébert (1813-1878), French
★ (instrument maker) [23]

★ Raoul Triébert (1845-c.1894), French
★

★ Louis-Auguste Vény (1801-after 1848), French

★ Stanislas Verroust (1814-1863), French [24]

★ Gustave Vogt (1781-1870), French
★

★ Friedrich Westenholz (1778-1840), German
★

★ Carlo Yvon (1798-1854), Italian [25]

20th Century (born before 1910 or died before 1990)

★ Alfred Barthel (1871-1957), French [26]

★ Louis Bas (1863-1944), French

★ Etienne Baudo (1903-2001), French [27]

★ Louis Bleuzet (1871-1941), French

★ Robert Bloom (1908-1994), American
★ [28]

★ Joy Boughton (1913-1963), English [29]

★ Leonard Brain (1915-1975), English
★

★ Henri de Busscher (1880-1975), Belgian
★ [30]

★ Jacques Chambon (1932-1984), French

★ Janet Craxton (1929-1981), English
★ [31]

★ William Criss (1921-1984), American [32]

★ Albert Debondue (1895-1984), French

★ Antonio Estévez (1916-1988), Venezuelan
★ (composer)

★ Alvin Etler (1913-1973), American
★ (composer)

★ Svend Christian Felumb (1898-1972), Danish

★ Fritz Flemming (1872/3-1947), German

★ Fernand Gillet (1882-1980), French [33]

★ Harold Gomberg (1916-1985), American
★

★ Leon Goossens (1897-1988), English
★

★ František Hanták (1910-1990), Czech
★

★ Hans Kamesch (1901-1975), Austrian

★ Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976), German
★ (conductor)

★ Bruno Labate (1883-1968), Italian [34]

★ Roland Lamorlette (1894-1960), French

★ Alfred Laubin (1906-1976), American (instrumentmaker)

★ Georges Longy (1868-1930), French
★ [35]

★ Terence MacDonagh (1908-1986), British [36]

★ Josef Marx (1913-1978), German-American
★ [37]

★ Robert Mayer (1910-1994), American [38]

★ Karl Mayrhofer (1927-1976), Austrian [39]

★ Myrtile Morel (1889-1979), French [40]

★ Florian Mueller (1904-1983), American [41]

★ Giuseppe Prestini (1875-1955), Italian [42]

★ Jürg Schaeftlein (1929-1986), Austrian
★ [43]

★ Riccardo Scozzi (1878-1955), Italian [44]

★ Harry Shulman (1916-1971), American [45]

★ William Grant Still (1895-1978), American
★ (composer)

★ Václav Smetáček (1906-1986), Czech
★ (conductor)

★ Robert Sprenkle (1914-1988), American

★ Haakon Stotijn (1915-1964), Dutch
★

★ Jaap Stotijn (1891-1970), Dutch
★ [46]

★ František Suchý (1902-1977), Czech

★ Marcel Tabuteau (1887-1966), French/American
★

★ Alexander Wunderer (1877-1955), Austrian

Contemporary classical oboists

A-B

★ David Abosch (born 1928), American

★ John Anderson (born 1954), English [47]

★ Rhadames Angelucci (1915-1991), American [48]

★ Max Artved (born 1965), Danish

★ Robert Atherholt (born c.1955), American [49]

★ Evelyn Barbirolli (born Evelyn Rothwell, 1911), English
★ [50]

★ Theodore Baskin (born 1950), American

★ Perry Bauman (born 1918), American-Canadian [51]

★ William Bennett (born 1956), American [52]

★ León Biriotti (born 1929), Uruguayan
★

★ Neil Black (born 1932), English

★ Jonathan Blumenfeld, American [53]

★ Robert Botti, (born 1956), American [54]

★ Gianfranco Bortolato (born 1964), Italian [55]

★ Maurice Bourgue (born 1939), French
★

★ Peter Bowman, American [56]

★ Douglas Boyd (born 1960), Scottish [57]

★ Neil Boyer, American

★ Peter Bree (born 1949), Dutch [58]

★ Kim Bryden, American [59]

★ Lon Bussell (born 1958), American

C-E

★ Germán Cáceres (born 1954), Salvadorian
★

★ Sandro Caldini (born 1958), Italian

★ James Caldwell (1938-2006), American [60]

★ Anthony Camden (1938-2006), English [61]

★ Robin Canter, English

★ Jean-Louis Capezzali (born 1959), French [62]

★ Stephen Caplan, American [63]

★ Robert Casier (born 1924), French

★ Joseph Celli (born 1944), American
★

★ Brian Charles (born c. 1956), American (reedmaker)

★ Manfred Clement (1934-2001), German

★ Fredric T. Cohen (born 1948), American [64]

★ Roger Cole, American [65]

★ Peter Cooper, American [66]

★ Christopher Cowie, Welsh [67]

★ Jeffrey Crellin, Australian [68]

★ Christopher Crosby, English

★ Jill Crowther, English [69]

★ Nicholas Daniel (born 1962), English

★ Barry Davis (born 1948, English [70]

★ Jan De Maeyer (born 1949), Belgian (composer) [71]

★ John Dee, American [72]

★ Simon Dent (born c.1950), English-born German

★ Paolo Di Cioccio (1963), Italian

★ Francesco Di Rosa (born 1967), Italian [73]

★ Diego Dini Ciacci, Italian [74]

★ Jonathan Dlouhy, American [75]

★ Diana Doherty (born 1966), Australian

★ Elaine Douvas (born c. 1952), American

★ Stuart Edward Dunkel, American

★ Kevin England (born 1959), English

★ Niels Eje (born 1954), Danish [76]

F-H

★ Lothar Faber (born 1922), German

★ John Ferrillo, American

★ Sarah Francis (born 1938), English
★

★ Simon Fuchs (born 1961), Swiss [77]

★ Martin Gabriel (born 1956), Austrian

★ Thomas Gallant, American

★ Bert Gassman (1911-2004), American [78]

★ Martin Gebhardt, Swiss [79]

★ Alfred Genovese, American [80]

★ Ariana Ghez (born 1979), American [81]

★ Burkhard Glaetzner (born 1943), German [82]

★ Albert Goltzer (born c.1920), American [83]

★ Ralph Gomberg (1921-2006), American
★

★ Paul Goodey, English [84]

★ Ingo Goritzki (born 1939), German [85]

★ Peter Graeme (born 1921), English

★ Kathryn Greenbank, American [86]

★ Laszlo Hadady (born 1956), Hungarian [87]

★ Charles Hamann (born c. 1971), Canadian [88]

★ Steinar Hannevold (born 1952), Norwegian [89]

★ Erin Hannigan, American [90]

★ Earnest Harrison (1918-2005), American E.

★ Werner Herbers (born 1940), Dutch [91]

★ Brynjar Hoff (born 1940), Norwegian [92]

★ Heinz Holliger (born 1939), Swiss
★

★ Bernd Holz, German [93]

★ Christian Hommel (born 1963), German [94]

★ Masashi Honma (born 1947), Japanese

★ Helmut Hucke (born 1929), German

★ Gordon Hunt (born 1950), English [95]

I-L

★ Althea Ifeka, Nigerian-English [96]

★ Thomas Indermühle (born 1951), Swiss [97]

★ Jennet Ingle, American [98]

★ Eugene Izotov (born 1973), Russian-American

★ Helén Jahren (born 1959), Swedish [99]

★ Brian James (born 1977), American/Canadian [100]

★ Arthur Jensen (born 1925), American [101]

★ Richard Kanter (born 1934), American

★ Melvin Kaplan (born 1929), American

★ Manfred Kautzky, Austrian

★ Jonathan Kelly, British

★ Richard Killmer, American [102]

★ Nancy Ambrose King, American [103]

★ Alex Klein (born 1964), Brazilian

★ Merilee Klemp, American [104]

★ Elizabeth Koch (born 1986), American

★ Lothar Koch (1935-2003), German
★

★ Cynthia Koledo de Almeida, American

★ Yeon-Hee Kwak (born c. 1969), Korean [105]

★ John de Lancie (1921-2002), American
★

★ Vladimir Lande (born 1962), Russian [106]

★ André Lardrot (born 1932), Swiss

★ François Leleux (born 1971), French [107]

★ Lajos Lencsés (born 1943), Hungarian [108]

★ Marc Lifschey (1926-2000), American [109]

★ Jay Light, American

★ Leland Lincoln (1921-1991), American

★ Roger Lord (born 1924), English

★ Humbert Lucarelli (born 1937), American [110]

M-P

★ John Mack (1927-2006), American

★ Charles Mackerras (born 1925), Australian

★ Jean-Claude Malgoire (born 1940), French

★ Arno Mariotti (1911-1993), German-born American [111]

★ James Mason (born 1952), American/Canadian [112]

★ Albrecht Mayer (born 1965), German

★ Mark McEwen, Canadian [113]

★ Malcolm Messiter (born 1949), English [114]

★ Mitch Miller (born 1911), American (singer)

★ Fumiaki Miyamoto (born 1949), Japanese

★ Patricia Morehead, American [115]

★ Katherine Needleman (born 1978), American

★ Celia Nicklin, English [116]

★ Bjørn Carl Nielsen (born 1945), Danish

★ Alf Nilsson (born 1940), Swedish

★ David Nuttall (born 1956), Australian [117]

★ Christopher O'Neal (born 1953), British [118]

★ Eric Ohlsson, American [119]

★ Alexei Ogrintchouk (born 1978), Russian [120]

★ Pauline Oostenrijk (born 1967), Dutch [121]

★ Mark Ostoich, American [122]

★ Emily Pailthorpe (born c.1971), American [123]

★ Didier Pateau, French [124]

★ Pamela Pecha (born 1951), American

★ Louise Pellerin, Canadian [125]

★ Pierre Pierlot (born 1921), French [126]

★ Nora Post (born 1949), American [127]

★ Ivan Pushetchnikov (born 1918), Russian [128]

R-S

★ Wayne Rapier (1930-2005), American [129]

★ Jeffrey Rathbun (born 1959), American

★ Elizabeth Raum (born 1945), Canadian
★ [130]

★ Christopher Redgate (born 1956), English [131]

★ Juozas Rimas (born 1942), Lithuanian

★ Joseph Robinson (born 1940), American
★

★ Carlo Romano (born 1954), Italian [132]

★ Ernest Rombout (born 1959), Dutch [133]

★ Ronald Roseman (1933-2000), American [134]

★ Evelyn Rothwell (born 1911), English
★ [135]

★ Edwin Roxburgh (born 1937), English
★

★ Andrey Rubtsov (born 1982), Russian [136]

★ Telena Ruth (born 1957), Australian [137]

★ Francisco Salanova , Spanish

★ Harry Sargous (born 1948), American [138]

★ Hansjorg Schellenberger (born 1948), German [139]

★ Bernard Schenkel (born 1941), Swiss [140]

★ Bart Schneemann (born 1954), Dutch [141]

★ Stefan Schilli (born 1970), German

★ Gernot Schmalfuss, German

★ Martin Schuring, American

★ Lawrence Singer (born 1940), American

★ Jerry Sirucek (1922-1996), American [142]

★ Koen van Slogteren (1922-1995), Dutch [143]

★ Jonathan Small (born 1956), English [144]

★ Peter Smith, American

★ Robert Sorton (born 1952), American [145]

★ Jan Spronk, Dutch

★ Karl Steins (born 1919), German

★ Cynthia Steljes (1960-2006), Canadian [146]

★ Ray Still (born 1920), American [147]

★ Daniel Stolper (born TBD), American

★ Laila Storch (born 1921), American

★ Linda Strommen (born 1957), American [148]

★ Matt Sullivan, American [149]

★ Sidney Sutcliffe (1918-2001), Scottish [150]

T-Z

★ Jiri Tancibudek (1921-2004), Czech [151]

★ Stephen Taylor (born 1949), American [152]

★ Jouko Teikari (born 1938), Finnish

★ David Theodore (born 1948), Welsh [153]

★ Jacques Tys, French [154]

★ Alexei Utkin (born 1957), Russian [155]

★ Joris Van den Hauwe, Belgian

★ Jacques Vandeville, French

★ Luca Vignali (born c.1962), Italian [156]

★ Allan Vogel (born 1944), American [157]

★ Han de Vries (born 1941), Dutch
★ [158]

★ Edo de Waart (born 1941), Dutch
★ (conductor)

★ Keisuke Wakao, Japanese [159]

★ David Walter (born 1958), French [160]

★ Liang Wang (born 1980), Chinese

★ Lois Wann (1912-1999), American

★ Richard Weigall, English [161]

★ David Weiss (born 1947), American [162]

★ Helmut Winschermann (born 1920), German (conductor) [163]

★ Andreas Wittmann (born 1961), German

★ Tytus Wojnowicz (born 1965), Polish

★ Richard Woodhams (born 1949), American

★ Renato Zanfini, Italian [164]

★ Omar Zoboli (born c. 1951), Italian [165]

★ Marilyn Zupnik, American

Oboists best known for playing English horn

★ Engelbert Brenner (1904-1986), American [166]

★ Geoffrey Browne, English [167]

★ Harry Freedman (1922-2005), Canadian (composer)

★ Julie Ann Giacobassi (born 1949), American [168]

★ Marc Gordon, American [169]

★ Hans Hadamowsky (1906-1996), Austrian [170]

★ Peter Henkelman (1882-1949), Dutch [171]

★ Carolyn Hove, American [172]

★ Felix Kraus (1930-2006), American [173]

★ Leo van der Lek (1908-1999), Dutch [174]

★ John Minsker (born 1912), American [175]

★ Christine Pendrill, English [176]

★ Louis Rosenblatt (born 1928), American [177]

★ Louis Speyer (1890-1970), French

★ Thomas Stacy (born 1938), American
★ [178]

★ Paul Taillefer (born 1912), French

★ Dominik Wollenweber (born 1967), German

Oboists best known for playing period instruments

★ John Abberger (born 1957), American [179]

★ Katharina Arfken, German [180]

★ Alfredo Bernardini (born 1961), Italian [181]

★ Ulf Bjurenhed (born 1956), Swedish

★ Frank de Bruine, Dutch [182]

★ Geoffrey Burgess (born 1960s), Australian ([183]

★ Paul Dombrecht (born 1948), Belgian [184]

★ Ku Ebbinge (born 1948), Dutch
★

★ Paul Goodwin (born 1956), English
★ [185]

★ Stephen Hammer (born 1951), American [186]

★ Bruce Haynes (born 1942), American
★

★ Washington McClain, American [187]

★ Sophia McKenna, English?

★ Giuseppe Nalin (born 1950s), Italian [188]

★ Michel Piguet (1932-2004), Swiss
★

★ Marcel Ponseele (born 1957), Belgian [189]

★ David Reichenberg (1950-1987), American
★ [190]

★ Hugo Reyne (born 1961), French [191]

★ Anthony Robson (born 1955), English [192]

★ Gonzalo Xavier Ruiz, Argentine [193]

★ Marc Schachman, American [194]

★ Martin Stadler (born c.1961), Swiss [195]

Oboists performing primarily outside classical genres

As primary instrument

★ David Agnew (born ca. 1961), Irish - Celtic

★ Kyle Bruckmann (born 1971), American - free improvisation

★ Lindsay Cooper (born 1951), English - art rock

★ Jean-Luc Fillon, French - jazz

★ Caroline Glass, Canadian - indie rock [196]

★ Karl Jenkins (born 1944), Welsh
★ - jazz

★ Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, American - jazz

★ Paul McCandless (born 1947), American
★ - jazz

★ Janey Miller, British – “new noise”[197]

★ Manuel Munzlinger, German - pop/jazz

★ Nancy Rumbel, American - new age

★ Brenda Schuman-Post (born 1948), American - world, jazz [198]

★ Sonny Simmons (born 1933), American - jazz

★ Kate St John (born 1957), English – art rock, pop

★ Caris Visentin Liebman, American - jazz

As secondary instrument

★ Marshall Allen (born 1924), American - jazz (saxophonist)

★ Derek Bell (1935-2002), Northern Irish - folk (harpist)

★ Garvin Bushell (1902-1991), American - jazz (all reeds)

★ Gene Cipriano (born 1930s), American - jazz, pop (all woodwinds)

★ Bob Cooper (1925-1993), American - jazz (saxophone)

★ Vinny Golia (born 1946), American - jazz (all woodwinds)

★ Joseph Jarman (born 1937), American - jazz (clarinet, saxophone)

★ Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977), American - jazz (multi-instrumentalist)

★ Yusef Lateef (born 1920), American - jazz (saxophonist, flutist)

★ Andy Mackay (born 1946), English - art rock (saxophonist)

★ Charlie Mariano (born 1923), American - jazz (saxophonist)

★ Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931-2001), American - jazz (saxophonist)

★ Ben Meiklejohn (born 1971), American - rock (politician)

★ Roscoe Mitchell (born 1940), American - jazz (saxophonist)

★ Romeo Penque, American – jazz (all woodwinds)

★ Dewey Redman (1931-2006), American - jazz (saxophone, suona)

★ Don Redman (1900-1964), American - jazz (clarinet, saxophone)

★ Sufjan Stevens (born 1975), American - indie rock (multi-instrumentalist)

★ Kjartan Sveinsson (born 1978), Icelandic - post-rock (keyboardist)

★ Joe Viola (1920-2001), American - jazz (saxophonist)

Sources

★ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

★ International Double Reed Society website

★ The repertory of the oboe soloist in the 19th century

★ David Lasocki "The French Hautboy in England, 1673-1730" Early Music 16(3) 339-357

★ Alfredo Bernardini "The Oboe in the Venetian Republic, 1692-1797" Early Music 16(3) 372-387

★ Janet K. Page "The Hautboy in London's Musical Life, 1730-1770" Early Music 16(3) 358-371

★ Bruce Haynes "Mozart and the Oboe" Early Music 20(1) 43-63

★ Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes (2004) The oboe (The Yale Musical Instrument Series)