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oboe
1[oh-boh]
noun
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
(in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe.
(a word formerly used in communications to represent the letterO. )
oboe
2[oh-boh]
noun
a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.
oboe
/ ˈəʊəʊ /
noun
a woodwind instrument of the family that includes the bassoon and cor anglais, consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed. It has a penetrating nasal tone. Range: about two octaves plus a sixth upwards from B flat below middle C
a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra
second oboe
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈDzǾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oboe1
Example Sentences
Eight clusters of Los Angeles Philharmonic players, ranging from a single oboe to groupings of winds and brass and strings seated onstage and around Walt Disney Concert Hall, set a ceremonial tone.
“But if you get to an oboe ... you can get a much louder sound because it’s such a bigger instrument, so more energy can basically be pumped through that system.”
Nollman mainly plays slide guitar for whale species, but has worked with a wide range of other musicians, including a grammy-winning oboe player, violinists, percussionists, a chanting Tibetian lama and more.
His evocative, familiar “Swan Lake” score is at least partly to blame for horror’s ballet fixation: Its plaintive oboe and shimmering harp offer all the dramatic tension a director could need.
Adaptations to oboe abound, including from wordless vocalises by Ravel, Messiaen and Saint-Saëns.
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