oboe d'amore

oboe d'amore

(dɑːˈmɔːreɪ) n (Instruments) a type of oboe pitched a minor third lower than the oboe itself. It is used chiefly in the performance of baroque music[Italian: oboe of love]

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oboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque musichautbois, hautboy, oboe - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece