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Ob.
obbligato
obbligatorio
ober
obligat
obligatoire
obligatory
obligé
oblique motion
oboe
oboe d'amore
oboe da caccia
ocarina
octatonic scale
octave
octave bass clef
octave clef
octave designation
octave treble clef
octavo
octet
octuple croche
ode
oeuvre
off-beat
Offertory
Office
Officer's Call
ohne
ohne Dämpfer
ohne Instrumente
Oktave
Oktavflöte
Oktavierende Schlüssel
old Roman chant
old-time music
oliphant
ondes martenot
one hundred and twenty-eighth note
one hundred and twenty-eighth rest
one-line
Op.
open
open fifth
open form
open roll
opera
opéra bouffe
opera buffa
opera comica
opéra comique
opera seria
opera-ballet
operetta
ophicleide
Opp.
opus
oral tradition
oratorio
orchestra
orchestra bells
orchestra pit
orchestration
ord.
ordinario
Ordinary
organ
organ point
organ verset
organal style
organistrum
organology
organum
ornament
ornamentation
orpharion
ossia
ostinato
ottava
ottava bassa
ottava rima
ottavino
ottoni
ouïe
outer voices
ouvert
oval
overblowing
overstrung
overtone
overture
oboe d'amore
OE-boe DAH-mor-reh
[Italian]
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 d'amore was very popular during the Baroque era. Its sound is somewhat gentler than that of the oboe, and its lower notes are dark, full, and rich. The oboe d'amore has almost fallen out of favor today, often being replaced by the oboe and the English horn.
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Last Updated: 2016-06-05 23:53:00