Oboe

The Oboe is a woodwind instrument that is part of the double reed family along with the bassoon, contra-bassoon and cor anglais which are played by blowing air through two reeds within the mouthpiece.  These vibrate and different notes are produced by covering and uncovering holes with a system of keys operated by rods and levers.

There are different systems of levers and pads used throughout the world including the automatic and semi-automatic octave systems, the thumbplate system, the Philadelphia hight D key and roller F mechanism to name a few!! Information and pictures of these are available at Brian Moses Reed pages in the Anatomy of an Oboe section.

Mainly used in orchestras, classical music, the oboe, like the bassoon is sadly underated in modern music with the occassional exception like Carol Bayer Sagar's 'Late At Night'.

Oboe Diagram

Oboe Tab & Lessons

• 8 Notes has riffs and lessons complete with sound clip examples plus over 1500 free sheet music, pictures of commonly used musical instruments and more!
  
  
• ASU Oboe Homepage - Arizona State University School of Music has information on oboe studies at the university, warm-up tips, reed guide, practice hints, and links.
  
  
• Basic Fingering Chart for Oboe - Select a register: ... Bb 3 to C 5. C# 5 to C 6. C# 6 to F 6. ... First Octave. ...
  
  
• How to make an oboe reed; German method
  
  
• Oboe Examinations - Syllabuses for examination from grades 1 to 8, provided by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (UK)
  
  
• Oboe Fingering Software
  Franco Gerevini's freeware Oboe Fingerings software, a small Windows utility for oboists, band directors, instrumental music teachers, and anyone who wishes to learn to play the oboe. The multilingual program shows various possible fingerings (basic, alternate, and trill) for the notes which the oboe can produce.
  
  
• Oboe reed making includes tying, scraping and fixing.
  
  
• Oboe reed making - Seven steps detailing the process of creating oboe reeds.
  
  
• Paul's Oboe Website - A Place for Oboists which includes charts of basic fingerings.
  
  
• Technical Exercises for Baroque Oboe Preface and the table of contents of Matthew Peaceman book

Oboe Links

• BDRS British Double Reed Society
  
  
• Brian Moses Double Reed Site has tons of information and pictures available for research, study and instruction of oboes and bassoons, plus news, composers and resources for double reed players.
  
  
• Classical Music Online: Oboe - Selections which use the oboe as the primary instrument with pictures of various instruments including the Telemann's Oboe.
  
  
• ClassicWeb Oboe Page - ClassicWeb Oboe Jobs; ClassicWeb Woodwinds Page Humour. ...
  
  
• FindSounds.com Oboe Search Results ... AIFF AU WAVE, mono stereo, 8-bit, 8000 Hz, 2 MB. Sound 1 of 1 labelled "oboe".
  
  
• The Woodwind Fingering Guide
  
  
• Fox Products - Maker of double reed instruments: Bassoons, Contrabassoons, Oboes and English Horns. ...
  
  
• HOME OF THE OBOE FIEND - General information about the oboe, MIDIs of the author's compositions, and links.
  
  
• Huub's Oboe page contains information on the Oboe and links to Oboe and double reed sites.
  
  
• International Double Reed Society IDRS The worldwide organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts. ...
  
  
• Isle of Wight International Oboe Competition - Contest details, contact information, prizes, judges and results of previous competitions.
  
  
• JNL 8: The Oboe in an Electronic Era - IDRS Journal 8 Includes Miking the Oboe. Air Microphones. ...
  
  
• John Mack Annual Oboe Master Class at Hidden Valley, Carmel Valley, CA. - John Mack's annual Oboe Master Class requirements, enrollment information.
  
  
• Kirkland Concert Band: Oboe and Bassoon Links - Information About the Oboe and Bassoon, links to online lessons and resources.
  
  
• Musical Instrument Encyclopedia: OBOE
  
  
• Oboe Archive Index - Double Reed Archive Index: Oboe.
  
  
• Oboe/Bassoon Resources On The WWW
  
  
• Oboe and Reed Information - Reed adjustment guide: A description of common reed maladies with suggested remedies. Use it together with the reed diagram. ...
  
  
• Oboe - Comparison - Frequency, Amplitude. 313.1, 0.0888. 722.2, 0.0413. 1191.9, 0.0933. 1590.9, 0.1292. Plot of Oboe playing Middle 'C'.
  
  
• Oboe d'amore - A list of academic dissertations concerning the oboe d'amore. ...
  
  
• Oboe Damore - info page, woodwind history and background
  
  
• Oboe Las Vegas - Playing oboe in Las Vegas-a collection of links and information put together by Stephen Caplan, D.M.A, Oboe professor at UNLV. Oboe study and concerts at UNLV; Oboe players in Las Vegas.
  
  
• Oboe Journal
  
  
• Oboe Links - Your Source For Oboe Webpages
  
  
• Oboe.org - Products for the 18th to the 20th century oboist including economy reeds for students and supplies for the 21st century oboe player.
  
  
• Oboe Reed Doctor - How to scrape troublesome oboe reeds. How to adjust your oboe reeds in rehearsal or concert. Make your oboe reeds play better and last longer. ...
  
  
• Oboe Reeds
  
  
• Oboe Study Guide: Introduction - Outlines seven levels of oboe study with recommended repertoire. This guide organizes literature for oboe and English horn by level and is intended to be a progressive outline of repertoire.
  
  
• Oboe Spot - oboe sheet music and accessories
  
  
• Oboe Vol IX No 2 - Newsletter of the ISU Oboe Studio Vol IX. No. 2. What are the factors required to produce a good oboe sound? Besides the physical elements ...
  
  
• Oboist - Contemporary oboe techniques
  
  
• Play Music - Oboe introduction to the Oboe
  
  
• Sharon's Oboe Shoppe Instruments from the Loree factory in Paris.
  
  
• Stellar Corporation Oboe Reeds, Cane, and Reed Making Supplies - Truly Custom Oboe Reeds: based on your requirements, we keep a database of the reed measurements that work best for you.
  
  
• The All Oboe Page - General information on the oboe family, history, reedmaking tips, music sources, Real Audio sounds,...
  
  
• The Oboe and the Oboe D'amore in Bach's Church Cantata's An examination of Bach's oboists as well as range and notational problems By J. William Denton.
  
  
• The Double Reed Listserver
  
  
• The History of the Oboe - The early oboe (pre-1500). The birth of the oboe - 1600s. ...
  
  
• The History of the Oboe Microsoft Corporation, "Oboe" in Encarta, 1994, Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.
  
  
• The Oboe description and information about the Oboe
  
  
• The Oboe Grand Central - Personal information and links to double reed societies, music stores, job openings, and personal pages.
  
  
• The Symphony - The Oboe - The Oboe and Cor Anglaise notes with RealAudio oboe sound file and information on the Oboe's use within the Orchestra
  
  
• Things you should have known - Amusing page on things you wish you had known before learning the Oboe!!
  
  
• Virtual Sheet Music - oboe score list page Download Oboe Sheet Music
  
  
• William & Gayle Cook Music Library A Bibliography of writings about the Oboe & Bassoon.

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