Oboe

The history of the oboe's double-reeded ancestors stretches back to antiquity, but the oboe itself was probably developed in France in the 1600s, when it would have been called the "hautbois". "Oboe" is actually just the English version of this name. The oboe's direct ancestor, the shawm, may have been invented in the 1200s.

Yes. A saxophone is made of brass but makes sound by a vibrating reed like a clarinet.

The term "choir" generally refers to a group of voices, although it is also used by some musicians to refer to a subset of a larger group where the characteristic of the voices are fairly uniform and resemble the makeup of a vocal choir.

If the choir you are asking about is a vocal choir, an oboe is not a normal part of it, because the oboe is not a human voice. An oboe or two might be added as non-vocal color or even to support the soprano voices (in which case it would be choir and... rather than just choir, and the oboe would be part of whatever replaces the elipses!)

In the "woodwind choir" of orchestra or band, the oboe is the soprano of the double-reed subsection. The other common members of the woodwind section are the english horn and bassoon. If a composer is seeking to make a choir-like sound, they might use two oboes for the soprano and alto parts, the english horn as tenor and the bassoon as bass. To this section is sometimes added the less common contrabassoon (an octave lower than the bassoon) and the Baritone oboe, which is lower in pitch than the english horn and would serve like a vocal baritone.

The oboe is generally used for melodic solos or to provide the top two voices in harmony. In a woodwind quintet or mixed woodwind choir, it is more often used as an alto to the flute's soprano, or for solo work where it's brighter tone can run an emotional gamut from sprightly to sombre.

playing oboe is extremely difficult. and I cannot even tell you in an encyclopedia how to play an oboe. oboe is on of the most difficult instruments to play. If you want to get started I suggest you find a teacher. keep in mind that an oboe is a very expensive instrument

oboe sounds like the oboe, the clarinet sounds somewhat like it, but its not the same.

The most common reason given is that the oboe is the most difficult to tune and always is tuned to because is piercing and loud. This reason is actually false. The reason the oboe tunes the orchestra is because when orchestras started to develop during Handel's time, the oboe was the most common instrument in the orchestra. It was easier to tune to the oboes since there was so many of them.

A beginner's oboe can play from a B (the one right below middle c) to a high f (several ledger lines above the treble clef staff) A professional oboe can play the B flat below the B that a beginner's oboe plays.

The oboe can play any type of music (genre) so long as the key andrhythmare correct,theoboecan fit in.I recently went on a music workshop and Ifittedin withReggie,Blues and Jazz along with usual genres.

The bass bassoon

the sax is capable of playing much louder

The sax is also much more flexible and can be used to produce many more types of tones.

Finally, on the sax, using one fingering it is very easy to jump between octaves without changing fingerings, and skilled players can even play 4-5 notes w/ one fingering.

The clarinet has a more easily reached high range though

And also the clarinet has a higher and lower range since its dimensions are tubular instead of conical like the sax...

I believe that it would be: Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb,B, C, Db, D, Eb. Try both octaves to master high Eb facilities (if you are skilled enough to). Enjoy and have lots of fun:) mastering all scales, because that is the foundation of most symphonic/concerto repertoire--just a test of scale and arpeggio mastery.

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.

The word "oboe" originated as a bastardization of the english "hoboy" from the french "hautbois". The original french name translates to "high wood" and was called such because it was the highest woodwind instrument at the time of its invention.

This is a basic physics concept. The longer an instrument, the lower the frequency of the sound waves coming out of it, and therefore a lower pitch. The Oboe is a small, short instrument. The bassoon, on the other hand, is a large instrument. Because it is longer, you get a lower pitch. This principle applies for all instruments.

When playing the clarinet, there should only be one reed on the mouthpiece at one time. However, you should always carry a spare in case the one you are using gets damaged.

There is only ONE reed on the mouthpiece! ALWAYS carry a spare one in case the other reed breaks what kind of question is that?

No. Neither "Smith" nor "Smith Royal" are listed brands for musical instruments. The only reference to the allegedly prized woodwind is in the movie "Merry Christmas Drake and Josh" (Dec. 2008), a Nickolodeon Original Movie starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck.

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!

The name oboe is from the French word "hautbois", meaning "high-wood" or "loud-wood". Invented in the Middle Ages, it was played by huntsmen and shepherds, until it was finally admitted into orchestras in France in 1657. In the 1700's, the sound was still abrasive and the instrument extremely difficult to play. Many improvements were made between then and the oboe of today. The oboe has been very popular in orchestras for the last 300 years, and has been written into most orchestral music.

The oboe is the soprano of the double-reed woodwinds. The sound is produced the same way as the flute, which is by forcing a column of air to vibrate (though it certainly doesn't sound like a flute!). If you happen to be an oboist or a bassoon player, you would spend a lot of your time making reeds. Most oboists make their own reeds, using actual reeds from the wall of a cane stalk. Talk about low tech! Actually, it's a tricky piece of work to get the reed to the exact degree of slenderness. The best oboists say it takes years to learn to make them properly. Symphony oboists have several on hand during a concert, changing when needed during the concert. Players of other instruments in the orchestra have teasingly said that playing an oboe would drive the player insane. Oboists denied this; instead they say that it's insane to choose to play the oboe!

The orchestral oboe looks similar to a clarinet, with a slightly shorter tube. It is approx. 23" long. While it is excellent at making lively, happy music, it is usually used for parts that are melancholy, mysterious and sad. Within the orchestra, it produces the sound most similar to a human voice.

The English horn (also called cor anglais) is very similar to an oboe. It is neither English, nor a horn! The end of an oboe flares out, whereas an English horn has a small bulb. Its double reed attaches to a curved mouthpiece (instead of directly to the instrument, like an oboe). Its size is larger than an oboe, as well as 1-1/2 times the length of an oboe. It does have the exact same fingering, so an oboist can double as an English horn player when needed. The English horn has an alto voice, with a richer, deeper tone.

There are 8 keys on an oboe.

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Edit: The highest note possible is an A above high C; or 4 ledger lines above the staff. In most of the common repetoire, however, oboes rarely play anything above the D above the staff.

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Yes the English Horn uses a double reed. It is a larger version of the oboe, it is like the tenor oboe.