The oboe brought complex ... adopting the likely tuning from when the music was composed. Giuseppe Verdi, for instance, campaigned for Italy to adopt concert pitch A=432Hz. Using the slightly ...

Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands, orchestras, chamber music, film music, in some genres of folk music, ...

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The title is Quintet for Piano and Winds, and Mozart really does feature the piano, with oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The oboe is made of wood (or plastic) with metal keys, and played by ...

I was 10 years old and my father was deputy music advisor for Fife Region at that ... I was totally spellbound by the sound of the oboe...and the rest is history! 2. Who has inspired you and ...