The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington's radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally. After moving to New York in 1946, he joined Gene Krupa's big band as ...

It looks similar to an oboe, however it is a single-reed instrument, as opposed to the double-reed of ... However, the clarinet in A, just a semitone lower, is commonly used in orchestral music.