oboe
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- noun
- /oʊˈboʊ/
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oboe
- The oboe is known for its clear, penetrating tone and is often used in orchestras.
- oboes and flutes
- oboe, clarinet
- oboe, bassoon
Take piano lessons, take lessons on the guitar, take drum lessons, bass lessons, take lessons on the saxophone, the trumpet, the trombone, the oboe.
- Take piano lessons, take lessons on the guitar, take drum lessons, bass lessons, take lessons on the saxophone, the trumpet, the trombone, the oboe.
- So recorder, everyone played the recorder, you know, Greensleeves, and then moved to clarinet and no oboe in the middle.
Examples
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I knew there were issues with the oboe's playing, but I wasn't sure how to address it.
Academic text (2011) -
Or that I play the oboe in the city symphony.
Fiction book (1999) -
I like to play the oboe too.
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Especially during that oboe solo.
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And you play the oboe.
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So you play the oboe.
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On the other hand, the oboe is most surely a genuine musical instrument.
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Your oboe recital was at 4:00.
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She plays the oboe, for chrissakes.
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A person most likely needs to practice to play an oboe well—sometimes for an agonizingly long time.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
A thin wind instrument like an oboe used in early music
A wind instrument with two thin reeds that you blow between used in Baroque music
Compounds
- Specialized
An oboe that plays lower notes and sounds deeper and softer than a normal oboe
- Specialized
A musical instrument like an oboe but lower and warmer, used in Baroque music
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oboe comes from an old French word hautbois, made from haut 'high' and bois 'wood'. So an oboe is like a 'high wood' instrument, which explains its clear, high sound.