oboe d'amore

Pitched in the key of A (a minor third lower than the standard oboe), the Oboe d'amore means "oboe of love" in Italian, and it has a warm and expressive tone that, while similar, has a slightly sweeter tone than a normal oboe.

The oboe is a C woodwind, that is, a C major instrument. A lower pitched instrument is the A woodwind, the oboe d'amore, which is pitched in A major. Even lower is the F woodwind, the cor anglais (also known as the English horn), pitched in F major. Those are just two of the relatives of the oboe.

noun. ˈō-(ˌ)bō : a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual range from B flat below middle C upward for over 2¹/₂ octaves.

The viola d'amore is a viol-violin hybrid played like a violin. It is of 18th-century origin, has six or seven melody strings and several sympathetic strings, and is unfretted. A 17th-century violin with five wire strings was also called viola d'amore.

The oboe d'amore was invented in the eighteenth century and was first used by Christoph Graupner in his cantata Wie wunderbar ist Gottes Güt (1717).

The oboe d'amore (pronounced [ˈɔːboe daˈmoːre]; Italian for "oboe of love"), less commonly hautbois d'amour, is a double reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family.

Oboe d'amore is the alto or mezzosoprano member of the oboe family. A member of the modern oboe family with a soprano/alto range, the range of which sounds from G-sharp below middle C to C-sharp above the treble clef, but is notated a minor third above that.

The oboe was probably invented in the French court in the 17th century, where it was called an hautbois, which means “high wood” or “loud wood.”

The oboe is especially used in classical music, film music, some genres of folk music, and is occasionally heard in jazz, rock, pop, and popular music. The oboe is widely recognized as the instrument that tunes the orchestra with its distinctive 'A'. A musician who plays the oboe is called an oboist.

Oboe d'amore, nominal pitch: A | C Mahillon | Circa 1880 The oboe d'amore is built to play three semitones lower than the usual oboe, the lower pitch gives it a fascinatingly dark tone quality. It was used by a number of composers in the first half of the 18th century, most importantly by J.S. Bach.

eighteenth century Invention and use The oboe d'amore was invented in the eighteenth century and was first used by Christoph Graupner in his cantata Wie wunderbar ist Gottes Güt (1717).

The oboe has a uniquely varied voice. It can produce a wistful, sweet sound, and it can also create powerfully high and distinct tones. In Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the oboe plays the part of the duck. A close relative of the oboe is the English horn.