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{{Short description|Woodwind instrument}} |
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| name = Octavin |
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| background = woodwind |
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| image = Octavin (AM 1998.60.162-1).jpg |
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| classification = Aerophone |
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| hornbostel_sachs = 422.212 |
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| hornbostel_sachs_desc = Single reed instrument with irregular bore |
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| inventors = Julius Jehring |
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| developed = 19th century |
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The '''octavin''' (also spelled '''oktavin''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10754317 |title=The New Grove dictionary of musical instruments |date=1984 |publisher=Macmillan Press |others=Stanley Sadie |isbn=0-943818-05-2 |location=London |oclc=10754317}}</ref> is a 19th century [[woodwind instrument]] with a conical bore and a single reed.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1314382566 |title=Music : the definitive visual history. |date=2022 |isbn=978-0-241-55902-4 |location=London |oclc=1314382566 |last1=(Corp) |first1=Dorling Kindersley }}</ref> |
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While invention of the octavin around 1893 is sometimes attributed to [[Julius Jehring]], [[Oskar Adler (musical instrument maker)|Oskar Adler]] and [[Hermann Jordan]] of Markneukirchen patented it. |
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== Design == |
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The octavin never caught on and is an extremely rare instrument, though the American composer [[Jeff Britting]] (b. 1957) has composed a sonatina for octavin. |
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| ⚫ | The octavin resembles a [[saxophone]]: its range is similar to that of a soprano saxophone. However, the octavin differs in three respects: first, its [[conical bore]] has a smaller taper than that of a saxophone; second, its body is made of wood, rather than metal; third, its usual shape is more similar to that of a [[bassoon]], having two parallel straight sections joined at the bottom, with the mouthpiece attached to the top of one section and a metal bell to the top of the other. A few straight octavins exist, having a wooden bell; in this configuration it resembles a [[tarogato]] but has a smaller taper.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hartenberger |first=Aurelia |date=2021-10-28 |title=Octavin-Bb: 'Adler & Co.' |url=https://wmic.net/octavin-bb-adler-co/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Hartenberger World Musical Instrument Collection |language=en-US}}</ref> The instrument was produced in B♭, C and F.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search Results |url=https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/search/*:*/Instrument:%22octavin+%7C%7C%7C+Octavin%22 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=collections.ed.ac.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> One writer (Altenberg) mentions a bass octavin but no such instrument is known to have been produced. The (written) range of the octavin is from G♯<sub>3</sub> to G<sub>6</sub>.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Production == |
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The octavin was invented in 1881 by Julius Jehring, a bassoon maker.<ref name=":1" /> It was later patented in 1893 by Oskar Adler and Hermann Jordan of [[Markneukirchen]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Octavin |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/504155 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.metmuseum.org}}</ref> |
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== Legacy == |
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The octavin was a commercial failure and is now extremely rare, being considered a curiosity by collectors.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=422.212 |url=https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/14.5.47/261/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Horniman Museum and Gardens |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, the octavin is memorialized by the organ stop bearing its name.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scholes |first=Percy A. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/509554 |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of music |date=1964 |publisher=Oxford University Press |others=John Owen Ward |isbn=0-19-311307-4 |edition=2d |location=London |oclc=509554}}</ref> Repertoire for the instrument is scarce: one of the only pieces for the octavin is a [[sonatina]] composed by [[Jeff Britting]] (b. 1957).<ref name=":1" /> |
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 11 April 2024
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| Woodwind instrument | |
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| Classification | Aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.212 (Single reed instrument with irregular bore) |
| Inventor(s) | Julius Jehring |
| Developed | 19th century |
The octavin (also spelled oktavin)[1] is a 19th century woodwind instrument with a conical bore and a single reed.[2]
Design[edit]
The octavin resembles a saxophone: its range is similar to that of a soprano saxophone. However, the octavin differs in three respects: first, its conical bore has a smaller taper than that of a saxophone; second, its body is made of wood, rather than metal; third, its usual shape is more similar to that of a bassoon, having two parallel straight sections joined at the bottom, with the mouthpiece attached to the top of one section and a metal bell to the top of the other. A few straight octavins exist, having a wooden bell; in this configuration it resembles a tarogato but has a smaller taper.[3] The instrument was produced in B♭, C and F.[4][1] One writer (Altenberg) mentions a bass octavin but no such instrument is known to have been produced. The (written) range of the octavin is from G♯3 to G6.[3]
Production[edit]
The octavin was invented in 1881 by Julius Jehring, a bassoon maker.[3] It was later patented in 1893 by Oskar Adler and Hermann Jordan of Markneukirchen, Germany.[5]
Legacy[edit]
The octavin was a commercial failure and is now extremely rare, being considered a curiosity by collectors.[3][6] However, the octavin is memorialized by the organ stop bearing its name.[7] Repertoire for the instrument is scarce: one of the only pieces for the octavin is a sonatina composed by Jeff Britting (b. 1957).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b The New Grove dictionary of musical instruments. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan Press. 1984. ISBN 0-943818-05-2. OCLC 10754317.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ (Corp), Dorling Kindersley (2022). Music : the definitive visual history. London. ISBN 978-0-241-55902-4. OCLC 1314382566.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e Hartenberger, Aurelia (2021-10-28). "Octavin-Bb: 'Adler & Co.'". Hartenberger World Musical Instrument Collection. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Search Results". collections.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Octavin". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "422.212". Horniman Museum and Gardens. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Scholes, Percy A. (1964). The concise Oxford dictionary of music. John Owen Ward (2d ed.). London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-311307-4. OCLC 509554.
- Carse, Adam (1939). Musical Wind Instruments. London: MacMillan.
- "Movie Music UK -- Composer Gallery A-B". Archived from the original on 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2006-09-26.