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hautboy

/ˈhəʊt.bɔɪ/

/ˈhoʊt.bɔɪ/

hautboynoun

hautboys

/ˈhəʊt.bɔɪ/

/ˈhoʊt.bɔɪ/

Translations

The musician played a beautiful melody on the hautboy.

Музыкант исполнил красивую мелодию на гобое.

Definitions

A slender double-reed instrument, an early form of the oboe, used in classical music.

The musician played a haunting melody on the hautboy during the concert.

A person who plays the hautboy; an oboist.

The court employed two hautboys to perform at royal ceremonies.

Synonyms

woodwind instrument

musical instrument

hautboyadjective

/ˈəʊbɔɪ/

/ˈoʊbɔɪ/

Used attributively in musical contexts (e.g., "hautboy concerto").

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the hautboy (early oboe).

The cantata opens with a haunting hautboy solo.

Synonyms