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oboe Definition

oboe (ō)

noun

  1. a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range of nearly three octaves and a high, penetrating, melancholy tone
  2. an organ stop producing an oboelike sound

Etymology: It < Fr hautbois; see hautboy

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oboe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: I started playing the oboe at the age of eleven.
  • study: He studied oboe and pianoforte at the Royal Marines School of Music, where he also became interested in composing music.
  • use: Mozart, for one, was extremely skilled at using the oboe to its full advantage in an ensemble.
  • teach: Until then she had taught the oboe, clarinet and piano for twelve years in five schools in Hertfordshire.
  • include: The accompaniment also includes two oboes, two clarinets, two bass bassoons, two horns, tuba and tympani.
  • have: However, on closer examination, the score suggests that Vanhal probably had the oboe in mind.

Adjective modifier

  • orchestral: He had with him one of his wooden flue pipes, orchestral oboe.
  • principal: She started her career as principal oboe in the BBC Welsh Orchestra.
  • second: Everyone was weeping with laughter except for Bridget Alexander, the second oboe.
  • first: Since 1981, he has been first oboe of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
  • historical: Keith lives in Norfolk, where he now has the workshop and from where all our serpents and historical oboes are despatched.
  • modern: The chanter reeds are usually like the ones in shawms, or modern oboes.

Modifies a noun

  • d'amore: But what about finding oboe d'amore and baroque trumpet players in 1990s Japan?
  • concerto: He has recently completed an oboe concerto commissioned by the John Lewis Partnership for Nick Daniel for 10 performances in October 1998.
  • solo: All ended with a well-shaped oboe solo against the quiet thrum of the harp.
  • player: A few violinists join up with a group of cellists who know some oboe players.
  • melody: It grew from a simple oboe melody to a full blown performance including bagpipes!
  • teacher: WIND 10-12 Tim Eaton has been an oboe specialist teacher with the London Boro of Redbridge Music Service for almost 20 years.

Noun used with modifier

  • baroque: She specializes in the baroque oboe, and teaches the instrument at several centers of music.
  • solo: The advertisements in fact put the solo oboe, clarinet or cornet players in big bold type.

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