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OBOES

Section: Woodwind
Transposing?
Oboe: No
Cor Anglais (and others): Yes

Construction
Range
Articulations
Effects
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

Links

 

 

Construction

First, Christopher Cowie discusses the construction of the oboe:

the body of the instrument
the reed and sound production
the embouchure
development of the modern instrument
the instability of the oboe

Next, Huw Clement-Evans does the same for the cor anglais:

construction
the name 'cor anglais'
the keys on the instrument
octave keys
a comparison with the oboe
the character of the cor anglais