The oboe is a woodwind instrument with a conical tube and a double-reed mouthpiece. It has a penetrating sound produced when air blown through the double reed forces the two reeds to vibrate closer together. Although the oboe originated in France, German-style oboes quickly spread through Europe. However, France developed the conservatoire style at the beginning of the 19th century. When Richard Strauss announced that he preferred the French oboe, that style rapidly expanded. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe