flûte à bec

Definition of the French term flûte à bec in music:

recorder (woodwind instrument)
beaked flute (duct flute with an upper end shaped like a beak)
organ flute stop of 8' or 4' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a recorder (equivalent to "Recorder" or "Block Flute" in English and "Blockflöte" in German)

Language

French

Singular

flûte à bec

Plural

flûtes à bec

Abbreviation

Fl. à bec

Alt. abbreviation

Fl. bec

Synonyms

French musical terms that include flûte à bec:

flûte à bec alto – alto recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F4)
flûte à bec basse – bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is F3)
flûte à bec basse en do – great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
flûte à bec contrebasse – contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
flûte à bec exilent – Garklein recorder (the smallest member of the reco...
flûte à bec grande basse – great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
flûte à bec octocontrebasse – sub-contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest not...
flûte à bec sopranino – sopranino recorder (recorder whose lowest note is ...
flûte à bec soprano – soprano recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C5...
flûte à bec soubasse – sub-great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest not...
flûte à bec sous-soucontrebasse – sub-contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest not...
flûte à bec ténor – tenor recorder (recorder whose lowest note is C4)

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