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A slender double-reed instrument;
A woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece (synset 103844419)is a type of: double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate togethersubtypes:- basset oboe, heckelphone - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
- musette pipe - a small simple oboe
- oboe da caccia - an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
- oboe d'amore - an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
- shawm - a medieval oboe
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