The Oboe D'Amore from the Vienna Symphonic Library is a sample-based virtual instrument featuring the oboe d'amore or "oboe of love". The oboe d'amore covers the mezzo soprano register and dates back to the Renaissance period of the Baroque era. The distinctive pear-shaped bell contributes to the instrument's warm, lyrical, and mellow sound that is more comparable to the French horn than a traditional oboe.