How the oboe d'amore makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the oboe d'amore belongs to the double-reed instruments: two reeds beat against each other – oboes, bassoons, shawms and the duduk.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
The oboe d'amore (Italian for 'love oboe';, less commonly hautbois d'amour, is a double-reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family. Slightly larger than the oboe, it has a less assertive and a more tranquil and serene tone, and is sometimes considered the alto of the oboe family, between the oboe (soprano) and the cor anglais, or English horn (tenor, but sometimes also considered an alto). It is a transposing instrument pitched in A sounding a minor third lower than it is notated. The bell (called Liebesfuß) is pear-shaped and the instrument uses a crook or bocal, similar to but shorter than that of the cor anglais.
Other double-reed instruments
Frequently asked questions
What does an oboe d'amore sound like?
As one of the double-reed instruments, its sound comes from the way two reeds beat against each other.
What type of instrument is the oboe d'amore?
It is classified as double-reed instruments (Hornbostel–Sachs 422.112-71).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q8380 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Oboe d'amore – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Bearbeiter User:Gisel – Public domain