flûte allemande

Definition of the French term flûte allemande in music:

1. literally "German flute"
2. traverso (transverse flute from the Baroque period)
3. transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontally when played)
4. organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch designed to imitate the sound of the Western concert flute or its predecessors (equivalent to "Concert flute" or "Orchestral flute" in English, "Querflöte" or "Traversflöte" in German, and "Flauto traverso" in Italian)

French musical terms related to flûte allemande: