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Author: oboemelli
Date: 2004-12-18 20:36
Hi there,
I believe that it all depends on where you come from and your own opinions. I think it may be a good to combine both- using either dark or bright in different kinds of music. I personally prefer to have a dark sound with wide vibrato and smooth note wailing above. That's my natural sound.
Here in England, I think people prefer to have a bright sound...but it seems to be different in other countries. Most of my fellow oboe players here play on Howarth oboes, which are a very good oboe make, and which produce a bright sound. I play on a (french) Marigaux Oboe because I prefer a darker, richer sound rather than the bright one. This way, I stand out from the rest and I am noticed within my playing a lot more. I like it that way.
You can get different makes of oboes, and different woods to suit the sound you want to make- and you can even own more than one oboe if you like- I do!
Good luck, but remember it's all up to you and what you want to do with your tone!
Melli
"People imagine they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by"- Schubert.
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