Author: oboeblank
Date: 2007-05-19 21:24
Sorry to hear about the house fire, but I guess there is a silver lining in the pay-off.
You would probably derive more playing enjoyment from an oboe d'amore than a bass oboe-which, lets face it, is a bit of a curiosity. I have had the pleasure of playing d'amore four times now, and every time I play it, I just love the thing. It is true that there are performers out there commissioning new works for d’amore, like Jennifer Paull and Julie Ann Giacobasi, but you can also play works written for the A clarinet, like the Schumann Fantasy pieces and of course the repertoire is endless. Some purists hate playing music not written for the oboe, but sometimes it is nice to hear the same piece in a different voice.
Lastly, to your point about being an oboe d’amore specialist, that job usually falls to the associate principal, and they may go seasons without ever having to play the thing in the orchestra; however, they may do jobs outside of the orchestra where they use it often.
I have a friend who is second oboe in a major North American orchestra and she said that in about three seasons, the associate pulled out the oboe d’amore maybe twice!
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