# Jean Hotteterre

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{{Short description|French composer and musician}}
'''Jean Hotteterre''' (1677–1720) was a French composer and musician of the [Hotteterre family](/source/Hotteterre_family).<ref name="Giannini">{{cite journal| last=Giannini | first=Tula | authorlink=Tula Giannini | title=Hotteterre family [Haulteterre, Hauterre, Hauteterre, Hoteterre, Hoterre, Obterre, etc.] | journal=[Grove Music Online](/source/Grove_Music_Online) | publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) | date=2001 | doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.13401 }}</ref>

Hotteterre worked at the family workshop on the [Rue de Harlay](/source/Rue_de_Harlay), [Paris](/source/Paris) until his death at the court of [Louis XIV](/source/Louis_XIV). He and his brothers [Jacques-Martin](/source/Jacques-Martin_Hotteterre) and Nicolas made many enhancements to the [oboe](/source/oboe), creating an "indoor" version similar to the [shawm](/source/shawm).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.oboes.com/oboehistory.html | title=History of the Oboe | website=www.oboes.com | publisher=Covey & Ramsay | accessdate=19 October 2020 }}</ref>

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