Jean Hotteterre

Jean Hotteterre (died 1720) 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.^[1] Jean and Michel Philidore created the oboe.

References

^ "Oboe History". http://www.oboes.com/oboehistory.html.

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Name	Hotteterre, Jean
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Short description	French composer and musician
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Date of death	1720
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