Oboe_d'amore
Oboe d'amore
Musical instrument in the oboe family
The oboe d'amore (Italian for 'love oboe'; (pronounced [ˈɔːboe daˈmoːre]), less commonly hautbois d'amour (French: [obwɑ damuʁ]), is a double reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family.[1] Slightly larger than the oboe, it has a less assertive and a more tranquil and serene tone, and is considered the mezzo-soprano of the oboe family, between the oboe (soprano) and the cor anglais or English horn (alto).[2] It is a transposing instrument, sounding a minor third lower than it is notated, i.e. in A. The bell (called Liebesfuß) is pear-shaped and the instrument uses a bocal, similar to but shorter than that of the cor anglais.
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