oboist

[ oh-boh-ist ]

/ ˈoʊ boʊ ɪst /

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a player of the oboe.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1860–65; oboe¹ + -ist

It was at a concert at which the famous oboist Friedrich Ramm, of Munich, took part.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The former was the daughter of a famous oboist, who gave his child an excellent training.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson
To a reed-instrument player it was painful to see the oboist bite a bit off his reed when the tone was not to his liking!
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin
Mozart wrote an oboe concerto for the celebrated oboist Gius.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

His father, an accomplished oboist, belonged to the Ducal band there.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski