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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.
On this page learn about more unusual types of oboe including the oboe d'amore and the bass oboe.
In addition to the Oboe and the Cor Anglais there are some other, more unsual members of the oboe family: the oboe d'amore, bass oboe and hecklephone.
Here is some useful information about construction, tuning and repertoire of the lesser known member sof the oboe family.
