oboe
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- noun
- /oʊˈboʊ/
- The oboe is known for its clear, penetrating tone and is often used in orchestras.
- oboes and flutes
- oboe, clarinet
- oboe, bassoon
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Watch on YouTubeTake piano lessons, take lessons on the guitar, take drum lessons, bass lessons, take lessons on the saxophone, the trumpet, the trombone, the oboe.
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- 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.
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Or that I play the oboe in the city symphony.
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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
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A musical instrument like an oboe but lower and warmer, used in Baroque music
- Specialized
An oboe that plays lower notes and sounds deeper and softer than a normal oboe
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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.