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Oboe
An oboe is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. It has a double reed and was developed in the mid 17th century.
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An oboe is very difficult to tune as the reed can only be moved in and out a little way making little difference. This is why an orchestra tunes to the oboe. Using a tuner or your ear if your musical you can pull out the reed to sharpen the pitch or in to flatten it.
Where do oboe players sit in and orchestra?
Behind the strings there is a group of 8 musicians (minus Piccolo, Cor Anglais, Contrabassoon and Bass Clarinet):
Clar 2.....Clar 1.....Bassoon 1...Bassoon 2
Flute 2...Flute 1....Oboe 1.........Oboe 2
.....................Strings
...................Conductor
Hope this helped. :)
The Oboe has a double reed, which are two reeds basically put together and held by twine. These reeds are very hard to play and take a while to learn.
How are vibrations produced on the oboe?
It has a double reed made of two pieces of cane which vibrates against itself, as opposed to a single reed vibrating against a mouthpiece.
How do you double tongue on the oboe?
Double tonguing on the oboe is quite hard, but think of say some syllables to the effect of "dug-a-da". After you do this, try increasing the speed. I must warn you thought, the majority of the time, the reed honks. Good Luck!
What instrument is similar to both the clarinet and oboe?
An oboe, is a lot harder to make a good sound, and the clarinet is a little bit easier. an oboe has a double reed, and a clarinet has a regular reed.
You can listen to them both on Youtube to compare the sound. This choice really has to be yours.
Edit: Oboists are usually harder to find, and thus are more in demand, especially in college music programs. You could have a fine shot at a music scholarship as an oboist.
What is a brief description of an oboe?
oboes are a very high pitched instrument that very few people know about. i play clarinet and my dream is to play oboe i have no reason why, oboes use a form of vibrato and are a c instrument
hope this givesyou and idea
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What is the easiest way to learn the oboe?
Like leanring to play all instruments, getting a Private Instructor, prefferably a professional, is the best way to learn.
However, if cannot afford to have a private instructor, reliable websites, music books (specifically for oboe), and reed makers as well as your band director (MIGHT) provide good info on learning the oboe.
Is the cor anglais higher than the oboe?
The 'cor anglais' (aka English Horn) is the alto or tenor of the Oboe family. It is longer and larger, with a bocal (like the one a bassoon uses, but much shorter and with one angle instead of the bassoon's angle and semicircular loop) instead of a staple. (A bocal is a pipe which fits into the end of the instrument and has a removable reed which is placed on it. A staple, such as the oboe uses, is a metal tube to which the reeds are directly attached.)
The cor anglais sounds one fifth lower than the oboe, "pitched in F". This means that the same fingering on the oboe that produces the pitch "C", will produce "F" on the english horn.
The name of the oboe, which was developed in the 17th century French court, derives from haut bois, but the name of the english horn is stranger. The horn is neither english nor related in any way to the French Horn. There have been many theories over the years, but the currently accepted one is that the instrument looks like the instruments played by Angels in depictions of Heaven, and that the Germans therefore named it "Angelic horn", engellisches horn. (This trumps earlier theories that it was named for the characteristic angle in the bocal or the body, and that it was from England.)
Generally, the Oboe has a larger range than the English Horn.
Does a piccolo have single or a double reed?
There is, however, an instrument called the "piccolo clarinet." This is basically a small clarinet, which is a single-reed instrument. Similarly, there is the "piccolo oboe" or "piccoloboe", which is s small oboe and therefore a double-reed instrument. "Piccolo" is Italian for "small". (and, understandably, since it would be silly to have an instrument named "small", in Italy the flute-like instrument called a piccolo in the United States is known as an ottavino).
Is a saxophone the oboes cousin?
No, when Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone he was actually trying to invent the bass clarinet. The Oboe is a double reed instrument related to the bassoon and cor anglais. The saxophone and the clarinet use a single reed.
What sound does the oboe make?
It's range is between a flute and clarinet, and thus has certain characteristics of each. It also can be compared to a trumpet (and often has duets with trumpets), but not as strident, more subdued. It also can sound similar to violins but more robust and darker.
Which takes more air flute or oboe?
Flute technically takes more air to make a sound, but you can play longer on oboe with the same amount of air if you are experienced. With flute, you expel all your air, but with oboe you don't; you only expel a portion before the "used" air that hasn't been expelled forces you to exhale and inhale, only to repeat the process repeatedly throughout the song
What is the pitch range of an Oboe?
A tambourine is a percussion instrument with no actual musical range. The frequency response of a tambourine without a head could be considered to be above 1Khz while a tambourine with a head would have a frequency respone above let's say 200 Hz with the head producing the lower frequency tones and the jingles producing the high frequency tones.
Is the clarinet higher in pitch than the oboe?
No, the flute is much higher than the saxophone and gets up to higher octaves. The most equivalent instrument to it's own kind would probably be the oboe. Piccolo is the highest instrument, which is part of the flute family.
What sort of price range are oboes?
anywhere from 2,000 to 20,000 dollars used oboes can be as cheap as $400 or less
by "grease" that person probably meant cork grease. if you don't have any you need to get some now because your oboe has a chance of getting stuck togethor. you just put it on the corks once or twice a month and it keeps them lubricated. it looks alot like chapstick
How do you change the pitch of an oboe?
Most instruments have a part that can be pulled out or pushed in or tightened in some way to change the overall pitch of the instrument. Oboes do not have this function as the pitch is controlled by the reed and the player's mouth on the reed. Pitch is raised by taking more reed into the mouth, shortening the instrument, and lowered by loosening the embouchure and lengthening the instrument.
* Please see the information below that I gathered online. * "These are all different types of names of oboes: English horn - also known as cor anglais, is pitched to the key of F.
* Oboe d'amore - is pitched in A, mainly used in Bach compositions and other pieces written in the 20th century.
* Baritone oboe - also known as hautbois barytonlooks like a bigger, lower-pitched English horn.
* Heckelphone - its' bore and reed are larger than the baritone oboe. There are other types of oboes which are rarely used. First Known Oboes: The name oboe is a German word, it is hautbois in French. The oboe originated from the shawm, an instrument used for outdoor ceremonies. Michel Philidor and Jacques Hotteterre are credited for inventing the orchestral oboe whch was used to play indoors along with string instruments. During the 17th century, the oboe became one of the leading solo instruments used in the military and orchestras. Oboes used to have only 2 keys."
Hope this helps somewhat! If you are still wanting more information go to: http://musiced.about.com/od/windinstruments/p/oboe.htm
Yes. The Oboe is known for a clear and rich tone. It is considered having one of the most clear tones out of all instruments. It is also a very "dramatic" sounding instrument.
It is not dramatic like the sound of a whole band of Low Brass, (very terrifying if you're not used to it), but dramatic as if it is the King or Queen of the Orchestra, which it usually is.
Otherwise, every instrument is made differently for a different purpose, thus doing something better than the other. All instruments are equal, regardless of popularity, price, style, or sound.
Which instrumental family does the OBOE belong to?
The oboe is used in every symphony orchestra just like a violin or viola.
