Prev Next. What happens when you cry, exactly? A salty fluid chock full of protein, water, mucus and oil is released from the lacrimal gland in the upper, outer region of your eye. This fluid, better known as tears, then flows down the surface of your eye, across your face and smears your mascara.
INSTRUMENTS IN DEPTH. THE OBOE. The oboe, a double reed instrument in the woodwind family, is one of the most beautiful, important, and unique musical instruments. With a long history dating back as far as ancient Greece, it has developed through the centuries into one of the most challenging and distinct instruments in the modern orchestra.
The origins of the oboe date back to the 1200's, when the shawm was invented. The shawm, a one-piece instrument made of boxwood, used a double reed made of cane. Its sound was louder and more shrill than the modern oboe, but its tone was very similar.