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Re: Oboe Harmonics

Author: Chris P
Date: 2024-10-05 14:45

The low Bb fingering for upper register F will give a very loud, trumpet-like upper F which you can really blast out.

If you play upper register Eb (oxx|xxxEb) and lift off RH1, that'll give a nice easy 8ve slur up to altissimo Eb (oxx|oxxEb) - you will have to make an embouchure adjustment as it can kick a bit at first, but it will pop out nice once you know what you're doing.

For an easy upper register A#-B trill that doesn't involve having to hold the spatula key down with LH1, play the high A#/Bb as normal and trill with RH2 on conservatoire systems. On thumbplate systems (or if you use thumbplate fingerings on dual systems), trill with both RH1 and RH2 fingers together.

That same trill fingering (8ve2 xxo|xxo) will give a strident upper B that's a bit on the sharp side (it's the 3rd harmonic/12th of E). You can use it for a fast run A-A#/Bb-B by using RH 1 and 2 fingers only and keeping LH 1 and 2 held down (along with the 2nd 8ve (it will work on fully automatics). It doesn't work on cor anglais.

Any harmonic fingerings involving the 2nd 8ve vent where LH3 is held down won't work on instruments with fully automatic 8ves, so harmonic G# (low C# with the 2nd 8ve) through to C (low F with the 2nd 8ve) won't work on them.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2024-10-07 16:20)

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