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Oboe   /ˈoʊboʊ/   Listen
Oboe

noun
1.
A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece.  Synonyms: hautbois, hautboy.



Related searches:
oboe d'amore
oboe da caccia
basset oboe


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"Oboe" Quotes from Famous Books



... more eager throb of desire, in changed tone and pace. Suddenly in a new quarter amid a quick strum of dance the main motive hurries along. The gay sounds vanish, ominous almost in the distance. The sadness of the lover now sings unrestrained in expressive melody (of oboe), in long swinging pace, while far away rumbles ...
— Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies • Philip H. Goepp


Words linked to "Oboe" :   oboe d'amore, shawm, oboist, basset oboe, heckelphone, double reed, hautboy, musette pipe, hautbois, double-reed instrument


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