01 n. One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat…
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One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.(Mus.)
Phrases & compounds
Oboe d'amore —
are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.