The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

The most significant wind instrument in West Africa is the algaita, a large oboe-like instrument. It has a strong, almost piercing sound that can be heard for miles, ideal for open-air festivities and ...

A musician from Lancashire is celebrating 70 years playing with orchestras in two towns. Oboe player Patricia Chippendale, ...

And he adds, “ The voluminous statement of the brass was retaliated by the eloquence of the hnai (Myanmar/Burmese oboe). The accents of the piano were echoed ... lower and higher registers of the ...

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed ...

What music does the orchestra play ... The woodwind family includes the flute, clarinet, oboe and saxophone. All these instruments are blown in slightly different ways. You blow the flute across ...

The plucky design behind the legendary instrument that forever changed the look of rock 'n' roll David Levine Musical instruments have existed for eons, and humans continue to create and enjoy ...

Which brings us nicely to 1990, when MIDI music-making was established enough to warrant an appearance on BBC 2 - at the time ...

A wide field of discovery and invention still remains unexplored in the department of musical instruments. It is well known that musicians make a distinction between those musical instruments ...

One Alternative, an extraordinary group with great musical prowess, is set to perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester. The entire family is encouraged ...

Schools overlook skills like playing musical instruments or creating art. We should push children to learn at least one musical instrument in primary school so that they become well-rounded students.