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Hindemith's trio for Heckelphone, Viola and Piano, probably one of the most notable pieces composed for this rare woodwind instrument.
The Heckelphone, often confused with bass oboe or baryton oboe, is a double reed instrument of the oboe family, pitched an octave below the oboe, about twice long and ending in a bulbous bell. Its soft and full sound reflected the early 20th century romantic sound ideal: R. Strauss employed it in his operas Salome, Elektra and in the Alpine Symphony.