The plural form of hautboy; multiple oboes or musicians who played them.
Simple plural of hautboy formed by adding -s, following standard English pluralization.
In orchestral scores from the 1700s, you'd see 'hautboys' listed right alongside violins and flutes—baroque composers often wrote for pairs of them to create blended, warm harmonies.
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