flûte harmonique

Definition of the French term flûte harmonique in music:

organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch, constructed with a hole midway down each pipe, causing it to sound an octave higher than its actual length (equivalent to "Harmonic Flute" in English and "Harmonieflöte" in German)

Language

French

Singular

flûte harmonique

Plural

flûtes harmoniques

Abbreviation

flûte harm.

Synonym

flûte octaviante

Music scores that include flûte harmonique:

Alexandre Guilmant: Organ Sonata No. 1 (1874) Page 1

French musical terms related to flûte harmonique:

bourdon – drone (continuous note of low pitch)...
bourdon à cheminée – organ flute stop with half-stopped pipes of variab...
contre-bourdon – organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an ...
écho – echo (repetition of a sound)...
flageolet harmonique – organ flute stop of 2' or 1' pitch with a bright t...
flûte – flute...
flûte à bec – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
flûte a cheminée – organ flute stop with half-stopped pipes of variab...
flûte à pavillon – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a full a...
flûte à pointe – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch constru...
flûte allemande – literally "German flute"...
flûte basse – bass flute...
flûte bouchée – organ flute stop with stopped pipes of variable pi...
flûte céleste – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft a...
flûte courte – organ flute stop of variable pitch and tone
flûte d'orchestre – orchestral flute...
flûte douce – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
flûte multiple – compound term for double, triple and quadruple flu...
flûte octaviante – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch, constr...
flûte ouverte – organ flute stop usually with open pipes of variab...
flûte traversière – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
flûte triangulaire – organ flute stop with triangular pipes, usually of...
grand bourdon – organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, an octave lo...
grosse flûte – organ flute stop usually of 8' pitch with a tone m...
harmonique – harmonic (overtone accompanying a fundamental tone...
mélodie – melody...
octavin – piccolo flute...
ottavino – ottavino (small spinet that sounds one octave high...
quarte de nazard – organ flute stop of 2' pitch
sifflet – whistle (instrument)...
soubasse – organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, an octave lo...
traversière – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...
traverso – traverso (transverse flute from the Baroque period...

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