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Author: vollkommen
Date: 2006-08-31 02:55
This is sort of a fluff question that doesn't have any purpose other than to fulfill my own curiosity, but I've read lots of information about Lorée oboes on this board (obviously) and am a bit confused. I know exactly what the instrument is, but which spelling is actually correct (Royal or Royale)? I personally believe that it is and should be Royal since that's what I remember seeing the most.
I suppose some confusion might come from the fact that Lorée has its roots in France. Since royal and royale are both words in French (and the pronunciation of royal in French makes it sound like there could be an E at the end) it may be easy to become unsure of which is actually right. I have a couple of reasons for why I think it's Royal rather than Royale.
1 - We're in America, and we pronounce lots of French words incorrectly (foyer, croissant, etc.) so this should be no different. (Edit - I later realized that there are lots of folks overseas who use this board, so perhaps this doesn't apply to everyone)
2 - The word oboe in French is hautbois, which is masculine and would therefore take the masculine form of the adjective royal, rather than royale.
3 - It says Royal in every catalog or "advertisement" for the instrument that I've ever seen.
Does anyone know definitively one way or the other? Just to be clear, I am not confused about whether they are two different instruments - merely the spelling.
Post Edited (2006-08-31 02:57)
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Lorée Oboes - Royal vs. Royale... new |
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vollkommen |
2006-08-31 02:55 |
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cjwright |
2006-08-31 03:28 |
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oboemoboe |
2006-08-31 12:54 |
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Chris P |
2006-08-31 15:12 |
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EuGeneSee |
2006-08-31 18:37 |
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oboemoboe |
2006-08-31 19:24 |
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EuGeneSee |
2006-08-31 20:01 |
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vboboe |
2006-09-01 01:21 |
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