The Oboe

       The oboe is a soprano-ranged, double reed musical instrument. It belongs to the woodwind family, the same as the english horn, the flute, and the clarinet. It is made from a wooden tube roughly 60 cm long, with metal keys, a conical bore, and a flared bell. Sound is produced by blowing into the reed and vibrating a column of air. This process is the same as whistling with a piece of grass. The sound emitted by the oboe is most often described as "bright". Its sound is higher than the clarinet, and lower than the typical wooden flute. A person who plays the oboe is called an oboist. 

       The oboe first appeared in the mid-17th century, when it was called hautbois. This name was also used for its predecessor, the shawm, from which the basic form of the hautbois was derived. Major differences between the two instruments include the division of the hautbois into three sections, or joints (which allowed for more precise manufacture), and the elimination of the pirouette, the wooden ledge below the reed which allowed players to rest their lips. The exact time, place, and creator of the hautbois is unknown. However it is speculated that it was brought into the musical world around the late 1500's. The classical period brought an oboe whose bore was gradually narrowed, and the instrument became outfitted with several keys, among them were those for the notes D♯, F, and G♯. A key similar to the modern octave key was also added called the "slur key". The slur key is on the opposite of the interment as the keys, allowing the player to quick switch up an octave when released.

       The oboe is most largely used in orchestral music. It also strongly influences classical, traditional, and folk music. It is also used in jazz, rock, and pop. The oboe is also strangely vary prominent in film music. It is often heard in particularly poignant or sad scenes. It appears in such screenplays as Born on the Forth of July, The Mission, Star Wars Episode ll: The Attack of the Clones, and Conan the Barbarian.

I couldn't really find any great oboe videos, this is the best i could find (hope you like Paul McCarney)
Ocean's Kingdom - Follow The Oboe Along With Paul's Notes (In Red).