Oboe
The oboe in five languages — oboe, hautbois, Oboe
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Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 双簧管 |
| English | oboe |
| Italian | oboe |
| German | Oboe |
| French | hautbois |
The oboe is a double-reed woodwind with a conical bore; it overblows at the octave and has a focused, penetrating tone, often given pastoral or mournful lines. Orchestras traditionally tune to the A it plays; French hautbois literally means "high wood", while English oboe comes from Italian.
Watch out: the English horn (cor anglais) is often mistaken for an English instrument or a kind of horn; it is actually an alto oboe in F, a fifth below the oboe, neither English nor brass.
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Sources
- 各语种乐器名与双簧管的双簧片构造，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Oboe"；本文为原创表述
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