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| | OBOE - Definition |
 | | { 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. |
 | | basset oboe, double-reed instrument, heckelphone, musette pipe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, shawm |
 | | See { Hautboy }.] ( Mus.) 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. |
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