Octavin
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| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| 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
The octavin 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
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
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
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