oboes
Orchestral tuning instruments
Oboes is the plural of oboe, a double-reed woodwind instrument with a distinctive, penetrating tone.
The oboe plays a central role in orchestras, where it traditionally sounds the A that other instruments tune to before a performance.
Its reedy, somewhat nasal quality makes it well suited for plaintive or pastoral melodies.
The oboes carried the haunting theme in the second movement.
Paired vibrating cane strips
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
bocal · keys · bore · conical · fingering · embouchure · bell · joint
Thin and high-pitched
- nasalOf the nose
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
penetrating · bright · dark · warm · focused · lyrical · expressive · melancholy
Performance by one
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- principalChief school administrator
section · audition · excerpt · Strauss · phrasing · vibrato · projection · intonation
Ensemble of wind instruments
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- pit orchestraSunken ensemble for musicals
- sinfoniettaShort symphonic work
- operaTheatrical art combining song
ballet · film score · studio recording · doubling · English horn · musette · pastoral · blend
double reed
Paired vibrating cane strips
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
tuning · bocal · keys · bore · conical · fingering · embouchure · bell · joint · tenon
reedy
Thin and high-pitched
haunting · penetrating · bright · dark · warm · focused · lyrical · expressive · melancholy · swan
solo
Performance by one
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
principal · section · audition · excerpt · Strauss · phrasing · vibrato · projection · intonation · articulation
wind band
Ensemble of wind instruments
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- pit orchestraSunken ensemble for musicals
- sinfoniettaShort symphonic work
opera · ballet · film score · studio recording · doubling · English horn · musette · pastoral · blend · balance
cane
Stick for support
scraping · knife · mandrel · staple · tip · heart · back · spine · crow · response
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Tubular wind instruments
piccolos · clarinets · recorders · bass clarinets · French horns