|
|
 |
|
(THE oboist)
| 
Do you guys get good parts? Cause i was just wondering if its just the music that my director picks out, cause oboe parts for the songs that we lay are usually pretty sucky.. and BTW i think high notes on the oboe sound pretty, why dnt they write them in any of the music i play?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(JASPER)
|
SAME HERE, all the music i play in band is
SO ~B~O~R~I~N~G~
I dont know why, every other instruments gets a solo written down on thier music, EXCEPT for the oboes, this really ticks me off, and im the only oboe in the band so they dont really care about me 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(THE oboist)
|
So depressing isnt it.. actually there was an oboe solo in a song called a christmas hymn that we were gonna play, but they decided not to play it.. that sucked
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Ember)
|
We have wonderful and long solos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(oboechick)
|
Well....beginner oboe music sucks, it does..and we all have to bear with it for a little while...because it gets so SO much better! Just keep practicing and once you get in a more advanced band or orchastra your music will be a LOT better
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(JASPER)
|
HOPEFULLy, i have only played for lyke a years, so YEA i guess i would have pretty boring music, HOPEFULLY it will get better and more intresting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Chris)
|
Orchestral music has some very good solos. Band music is mostly so-so; sometimes you`ll get a good part but most of the time you get a part that really isn`t that important but hey in the end! everyone can pick the Oboe out of the Band.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Miss Oboe)
|
It must be your director. They pick out the music. My director loves the oboe and so I am always playing good music. I have on average of about 12-15 solo`s a year. these are the long and Juicy ones everyone likes.
I always play the really high notes. I rarelt play the really low ones.
What grade are you in?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Oboe)
|
Well .. I`m in band, our school unfortunately does not have an orchestra. But my director plays the clarinet and so guess who totally gets most of the melody and/or solos? Clarinet is right. Oh well .. but I get a pretty good solo sometimes .. and our parts are usually good. A lot of times it depends on the music itself though...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(:))
|
i`m not an oboist -- i`m a clarinettist -- but if you wanna play just for fun, you have to try the second movement of Puszta by Jan Van Der Roost -- it has an amazing oboe solo. really short, but amazing nonetheless! i wish i could play oboe, lmao.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Oboe girl)
|
Im the only oboe player in my class and im always getting sucky parts and no solos
sometimes when they pass out music they forget about me
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Megan)
|
i have solos or solis in almost every piece of music that we play...it must be the band director...
What grade are you in?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(colonel)
|
I played oboe in a band of about 30 members, sitting near the front of course. I don`t feel I got any amazing music to play, but my contribution was heard by myself, and those around me, and went straight towards the band director. I was satisfied that I was part of the music, and never got any solos. Yes, the high notes are beautiful.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Steve H.)
|
When it comes to beginner and intermediate band music - oboes are red-headed step children. Half the time it`s a flute/oboe part or you`re doubling 3rd clarinet (and wasn`t 3rd clarinet written for the kids who can`t play anything faster than a quater note?). Don`t even get me started on Sousa marches - I was such a snob I refused to play them and just fingered the music so I could save my lips for better things. But with the advanced music the oboe receives better treatment. English Folk Song Suite by Vaughn Williams has a large duet for oboe that really shows off the plaintive qualities of the instrument plus it also has a duet with the piccolo. 2nd Suite for Military Band by Holst has an entire movement for oboe (though it can also be a clarinet solo if the oboe is not available) Other great oboe parts are Overture to Candide, Korean Folk Song, Tschaikowsky`s 4th Symphony Finale (arranged for winds), Hoe-Down from Rodeo, L`Arlesienne, Apres le Midi du Faun, Carmina Burana and a lot more. When I was in 11th & 12th grades all we played were pieces that featured the oboe. My conductor chose these pieces simply because I practiced a lot and could play them well and he didn`t have anyone who could after I graduated. They have to take into consideration who can play the solo parts in the pieces they choose. So practice until your lips bleed and show your conductor that you`re ready to solo. He`ll take that into consideration when he`s choosing the next season.
On high notes - get your hands on a copy of the oboe part for the musical Oklahoma! In the "Dream Ballet" the oboe plays "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" in such a high key that you hit high F. Also, Concertino by Mozart has some high passages.
Incidentally - what books are they using these days? Do you still use the Vade-Mecum and Fehrling? Or is there something else out there?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Alisa)
|
Steve H. nailed it right on the head. If you want a part that has a little more difficulty in it, prove it to your director by showing him you are ready for it. Try asking him for a part you can practice that he might be willing to put in a future concert if you can handle the part. Good luck!
|
|
|
|
|
searching...
