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Definition of Oboes
1. oboe [n] - See also: oboe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oboes
Literary usage of Oboes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"... lias been printed ; glees and other pieces, some of which are included in
Warren's Collections ; ' and six symphonies for strings, oboes, and horns. ..."
2. Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum by British Museum Dept. of Manuscripts, Augustus Hughes-Hughes (1906)
"1768 ") ; with trumpets, horns, oboes, etc. The accompanied recitative at f.
167 appears to belong to it. f. 95. 5. " Sorgi sereno il ciglio " (cantata for ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1877)
"Each of the instrumental bodies has its complement of strings, the oboes playing
in one mass, the organ and trumpets acting with the other. ..."
4. Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life and Writings by C. L. Hilgenfeldt, Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1869)
""Am Abend aber desselbigen Tages," with basso con- tinuo, two oboes, and bassoon.
... Wer da glaubet und getauft wird," with basso continuo and two oboes. ..."
5. The Oxford History of Music by William Henry Hadow (1904)
"Thenceforward everything moves in the direction of progress: the gradual diminution
of oboes, the inclusion of clarinets, the disappearance of the ..."
6. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"The wind-instruments—flutes, oboes, and fagotti—appeared but little, and horns
and trumpets were seldom used. The art of violin-playing was advanced by ..."
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