Introducing the Oboe damore

It can conjure up any emotions you might associate with love be that melancholy, calm, content or even rustic OAE oboe Alexandra Bellamy introduces the oboe d amore; the alto member of the oboe family. Definition: Obbligato Bach included many obbligato arias in his works. The Italian word obbligato means literally obligatory or fixed. In Bachs music, the instrumental solo in the aria was indispensable and practically equal to the voice part, shared much of its thematic material