oboe d'amore

British

/ dɑːˈmɔːreɪ /

noun

a type of oboe pitched a minor third lower than the oboe itself. It is used chiefly in the performance of baroque music

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Etymology

Origin of oboe d'amore

Italian: oboe of love

Example Sentences

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Adagio, a slow rising strain plays in the softer wood-notes of flute, oboe d'amore, English horn, and the lower clarinets; below sings gently the second theme, quite transformed in feeling.

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