answersLogoWhite

0

How common is the oboe?

User Avatar

Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The Oboe is about as common as the bassoon (the 'other' double reed).

It is present in orchestras and bands of nearly all sizes. It is used in the Woodwind Quartets and Quintets. Therefore, every such group (including schools music groups) has them.

Generally, in both orchestras and bands, there are two oboes, although as many as four may be called for. If there is a third oboe, they generally also double on English Horn.

The oboe is not as common as, say, the Clarinet, which is used in bands, orchestras, jazz bands and many other groups. While at most three clarinets are used in orchestras where they appear at all, symphonic bands use them as orchestras use violins. Additionally, while the oboe is recognized as the soprano of a family of instruments made up of the oboe, the much more rare English Horn, the even more rare Baritone oboe and the downright elusive Heckelphone, the clarinet family has many members, most of which are used in symphonic bands.

If the question is how commonly is the oboe employed in band or orchestral scores, the answer is nearly universally. String orchestras will generally add oboes first, and any orchestra larger than that retains them. Bands may or may not have oboes, but the scores invariably employ a few. In popular music, added orchestral music often employs oboes, and some rock bands in the 1960's (such as the Moody Blues) included members who played, rather than merely contracting them as added color.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What do the oboe and bassoon have in common?

Some things that the bassoon and oboe have in common include: - They are very common. - They are both in the woodwind family - They both have the same fingerings - They both use a double reed.


What are the most common method books for oboe flute and bassoon?

For oboe, the Barrett Book is probably one you will benefit more from. Also Technique Today and Winning Rhythms.


What is the instrument Oboe?

This is an oboe. The wonders of google.


What are some common oboe problems that players often encounter?

Some common oboe problems that players often encounter include reed issues such as warping or cracking, difficulty with tuning and intonation, and challenges with breath control and embouchure.


What is the oboe family in?

The Oboe is in the woodwind family.


What instrument is better to learn an oboe or violin?

The oboe is a better instrument to play. I play it and it was very fun to learn. The Oboe isn't as common as the violin so many people ask me to demonstrate it because they have never heard it before. Plus if you are looking for a job as an oboe player it is easy to get the job because there isn't many oboe players.So the OBOE is better than the VIOLIN.


What are members of the oboe family?

There is the heckelphone, the bass oboe, the cor anglais, the oboe d'amore, the regular oboe, and the piccolo oboe. Maybe there are others.


What is the predecess to the oboe?

there was the shawm (renessance oboe) and the baroque oboe


What is a smaller or larger relative of the oboe?

The English horn, Oboe d' amore ,Piccolo oboe ,Oboe da caccia ,Hecklphone, Contrabass oboe.


What is the frequency of a oboe?

The oboe is in the key of C. When an oboe plays its A, it is 440Hz.


Were Handel's oboe concertos originally written for oboe?

If they are his oboe concertos, then yes, but some of them may be transcribed for oboe.


What are the 5 most common reed instruments?

Clarinet, sax, oboe, basson, bass clarinet,