Oboe
FACTS ABOUT OBOE
The oboe was invented in the 1600s and was first seen in Europe!
The oboe is said to be a modern relative of the instrument called a Shawm.
People who play oboe are called oboists.
Oboe is featured in “Across the Stars” from the Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones film score.
Oboe is part of a double reed family. Other double reeds are the English Horn and Bassoon.
Watch a SOLO oboe performance!
(Solo means a performer plays alone.)
Watch an oboe ENSEMBLE performance!
(Ensemble means a performers play in groups.)