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

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Etymology

Origin of oboe d'amore

Italian: oboe of love

Example Sentences

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

In the Magnificat he sets the words "quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae" to a touchingly appropriate soprano solo accompanied by his favourite oboe d'amore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various