This is an oboe angel. Yep. Special, huh? I found her here.
Apparently this angel orchestra is a German tradition, and they handcraft these little cuties with all of the instruments-- there is even an English horn.
My parents got me one of these at the Christkindlmarket in Chicago, fashioned to look like me when I was a lot younger-- it has since been misplaced, and is surely somewhere in the depths of their basement. It is kind of my mission to find it this Christmas... We'll see if I am lucky!
This is really cute and should be more common. In French culture, the oboe is part and parcel of Christmas. As the song goes: "Il est né le divin enfant. Jouez hautbois, résonnez musesttes!" --- He is born the divine child, play oboes and echo musettes (sopranino oboe?)!
ReplyDeleteA belated Merry Christmas and my best wishes for a pleasant 2011!
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so interesting what christmas music encapsulates from culture to culture!
ReplyDeleteoboes and musettes- that's my kind of Christmas!
Best to you as well for a great 2011! Thanks for reading :)