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Discover the oboe and the cor anglais on these pages. Read about composing for the instrument, listen to extracts by composers including Stravinsky and de Falla, and watch Philharmonia oboists demonstrating various oboe techniques; from how to produce a beautiful tone to circular breathing.
This page describes the construction of the oboe and includes videos with oboist Christopher Cowie.
A brief description of how the oboe and cor anglais (or English horn), two members of the woodwind family, are put together.
Christopher Cowie of the Philharmonia Orchestra discusses the construction of the oboe.
Hue Clement Evans introduces and describes the cor anglais.
