oboe d'amore
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oboe d'amore
Italian: oboe of love
Example Sentences
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Mr. Stacy was also an expert on the oboe d’amore, a Baroque-era instrument with a mezzo-soprano range.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
At some recitals he would switch among English horn, oboe d’amore and traditional oboe.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
The tall epicurean superstar with a voice like an oboe d’amore in flight is ideal subject matter for filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West, the team behind the Oscar-nominated “RBG.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Along with lonely exponents of the virginal, the psaltery and the oboe d'amore, there are 166 violinists, 88 organists, 73 harpsichordists, 64 flautists and 56 cellists listed, each count a statistical gain over 1960.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amidst trembling strings the oboe d'amore plays the "third theme."
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.
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