oboe : Idioms & Phrases
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basset oboe
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noun an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
heckelphone.
WordNet
oboe d'amore
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noun an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
WordNet
Oboe d'amore It., lit., oboe of love , and Oboe di caccia
It., lit., oboe of the chase , are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
Webster 1913
oboe da caccia
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noun an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
