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oboe d'amore

British  
/ dɑːˈmɔːreɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of oboe d'amore

Italian: oboe of love


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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 Philip H. Goepp

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