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Oboe meaning

A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

Synonyms of Oboe

hautboy hautbois double-reed instrument double reed

Using Oboe

  • The main meaning on this page is: A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
  • Useful related words include: hautboy, hautbois, double-reed instrument, double reed.
  • In the example corpus, oboe often appears in combinations such as: the oboe, oboe and, flute oboe.

Context around Oboe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Oboe

  • In this selection, "oboe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, flute, principal, solo, clarinet, cello and geoffrey stand out and add context to how "oboe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a modern oboe with the and a440 the oboe often plays. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oboe" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oboe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

And they're saying that the flute and the oboe are not comparable. (13 words)

The principal oboe at the CPO, Klein, 58, travels the world for his art. (14 words)

Greenbank has been the Minnesota Orchestra’s acting associate principal oboe in 2017-18. (14 words)

Orchestras normally tune to a concert A played by the oboe. citation According to the League of American Orchestras, this is done because the pitch of the oboe is secure and its penetrating sound makes it ideal for tuning purposes. (40 words)

In The Oboe, Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes write "The differences are most clearly marked in the middle register, which is reedier and more pungent, and the upper register, which is richer in harmonics on the Viennese oboe". (38 words)

The season will close April 5 and 6 with “Italian Seasonings,” with a pair of concertos from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” works by Marcello and Locatelli, and soloists Jorja Fleezanis (violin), Basil Reeve (oboe) and Tom Turner (viola). (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Mengmeng Wang (Three Question Marks), Mary Mixter (Sonata for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord) and the US premiere of Over the Misty Mountains for solo oboe by Prof. Laura Schwendinger.

Conservatoire oboe This oboe was developed further in the 19th century by the Triebert family of Paris.

In The Oboe, Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes write "The differences are most clearly marked in the middle register, which is reedier and more pungent, and the upper register, which is richer in harmonics on the Viennese oboe".

Orchestras normally tune to a concert A played by the oboe. citation According to the League of American Orchestras, this is done because the pitch of the oboe is secure and its penetrating sound makes it ideal for tuning purposes.

Rachel Messiter and Yukiko Shinohara, students from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, perform at St Alfege Church in Greenwich, on the oboe and piano respectively.

The Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association presents the Frisson Ensemble Monday evening, which performs a wide variety of genres and is made up of cello, violin, viola, oboe, clarinet and piano.

The group consists of the following Flute – Louise Webb; Oboe – Andrew Gray; Clarinet – Anne Smith; Bassoon –Robert Smith; Horn – Simon Haynes.

The principal oboe at the CPO, Klein, 58, travels the world for his art.

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Those aged 14 to 18 years old should compose a piece for a standard woodwind quartet, including flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, four minutes long, also in any style with a festival feel.

A sub-continental equivalent of the oboe, the shehnai was an improvement over the pungi or the been that was used by snake charmers.

He’s performed in the Bay Area several times over the past 15 years, most frequently in Wrack, an ensemble created by oboe explorer/composer Kyle Bruckmann.

The season will close April 5 and 6 with “Italian Seasonings,” with a pair of concertos from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” works by Marcello and Locatelli, and soloists Jorja Fleezanis (violin), Basil Reeve (oboe) and Tom Turner (viola).

The stardom of Thunberg has already reshaped society, partly because middle-class parents ambitious for their kids no longer force them to rehearse a solo on the oboe all night.

The star-studded soloists are vocalist Marianthe Panas who will peform Skyfall, Somewhere Out There and New York New York and oboeist Nina Alborough who will play Gabriel’s Oboe.

And they're saying that the flute and the oboe are not comparable.

Aside from a handful of concertos and a prominent role in tuning an orchestra to A440, the oboe often plays second fiddle (pun intended) to the more mellifluous MVPs of the orchestral world: violins, flutes.

Greenbank has been the Minnesota Orchestra’s acting associate principal oboe in 2017-18.

The Los Angeles based ensemble consists of Sarah Robinson on the flute, Phil Popham on the oboe, Kathryn Eames on the piano, and Lorry Black on the marimba.

Alongside Ferry, the other longtime members were Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe ) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion).

A modern oboe with the "full conservatoire" ("conservatory" in the US) or Gillet key system has 45 pieces of keywork, with the possible additions of a third octave key and alternate (left little finger) F- or C-key.

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Common combinations with oboe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oboe" in a sentence?
An example: "Mengmeng Wang (Three Question Marks), Mary Mixter (Sonata for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord) and the US premiere of Over the Misty Mountains for solo oboe by Prof. Laura Schwendinger." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "oboe" from authentic English texts.
What does "oboe" mean?
Oboe means: A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
What are synonyms of "oboe"?
Common synonyms of "oboe" include: hautboy, hautbois, double-reed instrument, double reed.
How many example sentences with "oboe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "oboe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.