Shawm

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The oboe of your time is the result of the Shawm. Dating back to medieval times, the European shawm is a thirteenth-century importation from Arab military and open-air music. Shawms flourished throughout the middle ages and Renaissance. In Germany they were called Rauschpfeifes. By the time of the Baroque period, they were being replaced by the Baroque oboe. They are made in sizes ranging from the sopranino to a great bass in C that is almost 9 feet long!
Elenore on the Shawm: For the Mac (AIFF) 100K or (SND) 100K For the PC (WAV) 100K For the Unix (AU) 100K RealAudio (RA) 25K (Photo ocurtesy of Jim Hill at website Lark in the Morning - see credits) (Original sound file courtesy ofYasuhiko Higaki's website Renaissance Consort http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/cons1/)
References:

Baines, Anthony. European & American Musical Instruments. Viking Press, New York, 1966.

Buchner, Dr. Alexander (translated by Iris Urwin). Musical Instruments Through the Ages. Batchworth Press Limited, London, England, 1961.

Hindley, Geoffrey (ed.). The Larousse Encyclopedia of Music. Excalibur Books, New York, 1982.