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Author: Dutchy  
Date:   2008-02-08 14:35 
 Besides etudes and student-type things, I mean. 
 
Every day, as part of my practice, I virtuously wrestle with a scale, arpeggios, and "thirds" exercises in the key of Gb. And while I understand in principle that it's desirable to be comfortable in this key, still I can't help wondering if maybe the injunction to "learn about Gb!" is more like the way dentists will tell you to brush your teeth three times a day. How many oboe parts out there are actually written in Gb? Wait, let me rephrase that: how many important oboe parts out there are in Gb?  ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif)  
 
  
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 Just as a rough estimate, how much oboe music is really written in Gb?  new | 
 
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Dutchy | 
2008-02-08 14:35  | 
 
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kdrew922 | 
2008-02-08 15:13  | 
 
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2008-02-08 15:27  | 
 
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mschmidt | 
2008-02-08 16:49  | 
 
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jhoyla | 
2008-02-09 20:01  | 
 
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vboboe | 
2008-02-09 21:30  | 
 
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ohsuzan | 
2008-02-08 19:30  | 
 
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Dutchy | 
2008-02-09 12:52  | 
 
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johnt | 
2008-02-09 13:11  | 
 
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vboboe | 
2008-02-09 18:51  | 
 
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vboboe | 
2008-02-10 07:12  | 
 
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Chris P | 
2008-02-10 16:11  | 
 
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vboboe | 
2008-02-12 05:32  | 
 
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Dutchy | 
2008-02-10 16:39  | 
 
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jhoyla | 
2008-02-12 10:37  | 
 
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Chris P | 
2008-02-10 18:19  | 
 
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doublereeder2 | 
2008-02-11 04:16  | 
 
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mschmidt | 
2008-02-11 23:22  | 
 
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vboboe | 
2008-02-13 00:17  | 
 
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oboeidaho | 
2008-02-13 03:47  | 
 
 
  
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