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 Re: What is the "dark" oboe sound?
Author: ohsuzan 
Date:   2010-09-11 02:45

Well, so often the "dark" sound characterization is used as an implied corrective -- as in, "he needs to darken up his tone a little."

So to my mind, "dark" becomes the antidote to "shrill" -- which I think is the characteristic that most people identify with BAD oboe playing. Nobody ever says, "Golly, that would be great, but it needs to be more shrill."

For myself, I like to think of the desirable tone as being full and round (like a little "o"), and the undesirable tone as being pinched and narrow (like a little "l"). It's all in the way you use your jaw, your lips, and your air.

Susan

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