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Arundo donax cane is used for the making of double reeds. There have been tests on synthetic reeds however, it was fould that these did not replicate the same sound generation when air was passed over them. In additon reed was the only material that could have been used when oboes were first created abnd played in the early 17 century
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Is an oboe a woodwind bras or percussion instrument?
An oboe is a woodwind instrument (the reed is made of wood)
Is an oboe a wind or brass or percussion instrument?
An oboe is a wind instrument from the double reed family because you use air to play the oboe,it has a reed,it isusuallyis made of plastic or polished wood and as far as Iknow isnot an percussion instrument!
What is an oboe cane?
The "cane" is the piece of wood used as a reed for oboes.
What materials are oboe' s made from?
The main body can be either wood (the more expensive kind) or plastic (the slightly cheaper kind). The keys are either silver metal or sometime silver plated ( more common) and the reed is a double reed made of cane.
What group are the oboes?
AnswerYes, it is. It uses a reed in the mouth piece, that makes it a woodwind. The woodwinds are divided into to major groups, one is flutes and whistles, and the others are instruments with reeds. The instruments with reeds are further divided between those with a single reed, which includes clarinets and saxophones, and those with two, which includes oboes and bassoons.
Is an oboe made of wood?
no. fiber glass. but the double reed is.
Is the oboe a woodwind or brass?
An oboe is a woodwind instrument because an oboe reed is made of wood.
Is an oboe a woodwind bras or percussion instrument?
An oboe is a woodwind instrument (the reed is made of wood)
Is an oboe a wind or brass or percussion instrument?
An oboe is a wind instrument from the double reed family because you use air to play the oboe,it has a reed,it isusuallyis made of plastic or polished wood and as far as Iknow isnot an percussion instrument!
What is an oboe cane?
The "cane" is the piece of wood used as a reed for oboes.
How is the oboe instrument made?
Oboe is made of Grenilla wood
What materials are oboe' s made from?
The main body can be either wood (the more expensive kind) or plastic (the slightly cheaper kind). The keys are either silver metal or sometime silver plated ( more common) and the reed is a double reed made of cane.
What group are the oboes?
AnswerYes, it is. It uses a reed in the mouth piece, that makes it a woodwind. The woodwinds are divided into to major groups, one is flutes and whistles, and the others are instruments with reeds. The instruments with reeds are further divided between those with a single reed, which includes clarinets and saxophones, and those with two, which includes oboes and bassoons.
What type of wind instruments are the clarinet and the bassoon?
The clarinet and bassoon are members of the Woodwind family. These two instruments require the use of a reed to produce musical notes. Another member of the Woodwind family is the Oboe.
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The oboe has a double reed, and is the highest-pitched instrument to have a double reed. It is a soprano voice, and it plays a little over three octaves. The word "oboe" comes from two French words--"haut", meaning "high", and "bois", meaning wood. The oboe as we know it originated in France in the 1600s, but its double-reeded ancestors have been depicted in art and referenced in literature from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Middle East, and the Far East. It is commonly held that the oboe directly evolved from the shawm, which may have traved to Europe from Asia during the Crusades. Variations and relatives of the oboe include the oboe d'amore, the English Horn, and the bassoon.
Why are woodwind instruments not made of wood?
Well every woodwind intrument has a reed, that is made of wood in exception to the flute, which used to use reeds.
What is in the wood wind family?
Woodwinds are any instrument played with a reed, such as clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon. Also, flutes are woodwinds even though they don't have reeds because they were originally made of wood.
