The Eloquent Oboe: A History of the Hautboy from 1640-1760 (Oxford Early Music)
`Haynes' choice of title is splendid; and he succeeds admirably at reinforcing the concept of the oboe's eloquence.' Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society`Bruce Haynes has already produced two invaluable reference works: his oboe bibliography and his thesis on pitch. This makes a third.  Players will obviously need to read it, but it has much to offer all involved in baroque music' Early Music Review`The quantity of information on instruments, makers, players, social context and music given here is phenomenal, and it is all coherently set out - it is easy to find ones way around without consulting index or contents list.' Early Music Review, no.76`Well organised and ... easy to use for reference without recourse to the index ... original' Early Music Review, no 76--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.