I've been thinking a lot about clarity in orchestration design, and producing some quick done-in-a-day material to practice. Here is a practice sketch featuring the interesting oboe-vibraphone doubling.
I wanted to keep the pingy nature of the oboe attack, but round it off a bit, and the reedy sustain too. The result is, I hope, a bright character enhanced by the playful bassoon-marimba duo and glockenspiel accents.
Clarinet is doubling the melody as well, but not altering the oboe + vibes tone much. Just helping it carry.
