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The oboe is especially used in classical music, film music, some genres of folk music, and is occasionally heard in jazz, rock, pop, and popular music. The oboe is widely recognized as the instrument that tunes the orchestra with its distinctive 'A'. [3] A musician who plays the oboe is called an oboist.
The oboe d'amore (Italian for 'love oboe'; (pronounced [ˈɔːboe daˈmoːre]), less commonly hautbois d'amour (French: [obwɑ damuʁ]), is a double reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family. [1] Slightly larger than the oboe, it has a less assertive and a more tranquil and serene tone, and is considered the mezzo-soprano of the oboe ...
e. Baroque music (UK: / bəˈrɒk / or US: / bəˈroʊk /) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. [1] The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transition (the galant style). The Baroque period is divided into ...
"Gabriel's Oboe" is the main theme for the 1986 film The Mission, with Robert de Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson and directed by Roland Joffé. [1] The theme was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone , and has since been arranged and performed several times by artists such as Yo-Yo Ma , [ 2 ] Holly Gornik, [ 3 ] and Brynjar Hoff , [ 4 ...
An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette. The following is a list of notable past and present professional oboists, with indications when they were/are known better for other professions in ...
The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point of view, time, and place. The many various approaches examine aspects such as the physical properties of the instrument (shape, construction, material composition, physical state, etc.), the manner in which the instrument is played (plucked, bowed, etc.), the means by which the instrument produces sound, the quality ...
Oboe concerto. A number of concertos (as well as non-concerto works) have been written for the oboe, both as a solo instrument as well as in conjunction with other solo instrument (s), and accompanied by string orchestra, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, concert band, or similar large ensemble. These include concertos by the following composers:
The dulzaina (Spanish: [dulˈθajna]) or dolçaina (Catalan pronunciation: [dolˈsajna] / [dulˈsajnə]) is a Spanish double reed instrument in the oboe family. It has a conical shape and is the equivalent of the Breton bombarde. It is often replaced by an oboe or a double reeded clarinet as seen in Armenian and Ukrainian folk music.