oboe d'amore


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oboe d'amore /daˈmɔːreɪ/
noun a type of oboe with a bulbous bell, sounding a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe and used in baroque music.
– origin C19: from Ital., lit. ‘oboe of love’.
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