The prehistory of the oboe / Geoffrey Burgess -- From consort oboe to 'eloquent' oboe, 1610-1680 / Bruce Haynes -- The sprightly hautboy, 1680-1760 / Bruce Haynes -- From classical hautboy to keyed oboe, 1760-1825 / Bruce Haynes, with additions by Geoffrey Burgess -- From keyed oboe to the conservatoire oboe, 1825-1880 / Geoffrey Burgess -- From romanticism to modernism: the adoption and dissemination of the conservatoire oboe, 1880 to 1950 / Geoffrey Burgess -- The oboe to romanti and modernist music: cultural themes and implications / Geoffrey Burgess -- Diversifying streams since World War II: the traditional stream / Geoffrey Burgess -- Diversifying streams since World War II: from the avant-garde to postmodernism / Geoffrey Burgess, with additions by Bruce Haynes.