Oboe Characters
This character in Britten’s 6 Metamorphoses is hurled into the river Padus by a thunderbolt.
Who is Phaeton?
This oboe piece with a 3rd mvt titled ‘Deploration’ is written in memory of this person.
Who is Prokofiev?
It’s a vehicle that uses a brand of oboe cane to smooth out ice at hockey games.
What is a pisoni zamboni?
Jan _________Zelenka
What is Dismas?
This oboist inspired Mozart to write the Oboe Quartet.
Who is Friedrich Ramm?
The english horn portrays this character on stage in the big Tristan and Isolde solo, prelude to act 3.
What is a Shepherd?
Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony depicts life under this leader.
Who is Stalin?
A sound system that only plays Sequenza VII.
What is a Berio stereo?
Franz __________Ferling
What is Wilhelm?
This Tabuteau student wrote his Biography entitled 'How do you expect to play the oboe if you can't peel a mushroom'?
Who is Laila Storch?
The oboe emulates this animal in the opening solo of Khovaschina.
What is a rooster?
“Le Tombeau de Couperin is a memorial for those lost in this war.
What is World War I?
It’s an extended technique where one plays multiple notes at once, going faster than the speed of sound.
What is a Supersonic multiphonic?
Clara _______ Schumann
What is Wieck?
This oboist was the first to record and perform Oscar Navarro’s “Legacy Concerto.”
Who is Ramon Ortega?
This animal is depicted by both the oboe in Tchaikovsky and the English Horn by Sibelius.
What is a swan?
This famous artist created the costumes and sets for the premiere of Pulcinella.
Who is Picasso?
This instrument belongs to the Food Network’s Iron Chef, who loves to grill while listening to Dvorak’s 9th symphony and Franck’s symphony in d minor.
What is Bobby Flay’s cor anglais?
Johann _________Hummel
What is Nepomuk?
Before joining the Berlin Philharmonic, this oboist served as principal oboist of the Birmingham, Enland Symphony Orchestra.
Who is Jonathan Kelly?
The oboe portrays this animal in Beethoven’s 6th Symphony slow movement.
What is a Quail?
Strauss’ Alpine Symphony depicts a day-long ascent and descent of a climber of an Alpine mountain. The is climber is here when the big oboe solo takes place.
Where “Auf dem Gipfel” (on the summit)?
A motivational incentive dangled for completing one’s Grand Studies.
What is a Barrett carrot?
Ellen ___________Zwillich
What is Taffe?
This composer/hero to oboists wrote two works which require the oboist to buzz on the instrument like a brass player while achieving designated pitches in a quintet for 4 Winds and Piano.
Who is Heinz Holliger?