Music for the standard oboe is written in concert pitch (i.e. it is not a transposing instrument), and the instrument has a soprano range, usually from B♭3 up to G6. Orchestras normally tune to a ...

The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognizable, even for those who've never set foot in a concert hall. Many ...

It is in Handel's vocal music where we often hear the oboe front and center. Soprano Marie Friederike Schöder joins the ensemble for several oboe obbligato arias from Almira and Teseo, as ...

Music Death by Oboe How acoustic instruments torment their players. By Jan Swafford. April 08, 2008 3:01 PM. An acoustic guitar. Tweet Share Share Comment Tweet Share Share Comment ...

Because good oboe players are scarce and because the instrument is extremely difficult to play, first oboists are often the most highly paid men in the orchestra, sometimes even better paid than ...

Chamber Music Hawaii will showcase the Hawaiian Oboe and a piece created just for the special instrument for its season finale May 20 at Doris Duke Theatre. Hawaii Symphony Orchestra & Chamber ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...