oboe da caccia

/ də ˈkætʃə /

noun

1. a member of the oboe family; the predecessor of the cor anglais

Word History and Origins

Origin of oboe da caccia¹

Italian: hunting oboe

Example Sentences

Some of the tenor parts, with their difficult-to-match range, were doubled by an oboe da caccia, the scimitar-shaped “hunting oboe” of Bach’s time, with its distinct, throaty sound.

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A tenor bassoon, known as the oboe da caccia, or teneroon, also existed, and if my memory serves me right, Mr Stone rescued one of these instruments from the band of a London boys’ school. 

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