Oboe d'amore

The oboe d'amore (Italian for 'love oboe'; (pronounced [ˈɔːboe daˈmoːre]), less commonly hautbois d'amour (French: [obwɑ damuʁ]), 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 considered 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.