[ noun ] a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece <noun.artifact>
Oboe \O"boe\, n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See {Hautboy}.] (Mus.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.
{Oboe d'amore} [It., lit., oboe of love], and {Oboe di caccia} [It., lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
Hautboy \Haut"boy\ (h[=o]"boi), n. [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}.
2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
His compositions included chamber music, concertos and suites for strings and oboe, and a symphonic song cycle called "The Voices." Jaromir Vejvoda, composer of the "Beer Barrel" polka, died Sunday at the age of 86.
Finally the conductor-pianist joined Richter for the C minor, two-keyboard version of a concerto Bach probably wrote for violin and oboe. There were no disturbing signs of over-rehearsal, neither in the Suite nor in the concerted pieces.
This compact disc exhibits the bulk of the latter's chamber works for winds: the big-boned sextet; sometimes similar sounding sonatas for clarinet, flute and oboe; and the captivating trio for oboe, bassoon and piano.
This compact disc exhibits the bulk of the latter's chamber works for winds: the big-boned sextet; sometimes similar sounding sonatas for clarinet, flute and oboe; and the captivating trio for oboe, bassoon and piano.
His playing inspired many original works for the oboe.
It was followed, after an intermission in the brisk desert air of downtown Santa Fe, by the truly youthful Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, Opus 2, composed by Benjamin Britten in 1932 when he was 19.
One could almost hear the maverick making merry with his oboe at the welcome news.