flûte traversière – Definition in music

Definition of the French term flûte traversière in music:

transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontally when played)
Western concert flute
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)

Language

French

Singular

flûte traversière

Plural

flûtes traversières

Variant

flûte traversine

Abbreviation

Fl.

Synonyms

traversière(1) flûte allemande(2) grande flûte(2) flûte(3) flûte allemande(3) traverso

French musical terms that include flûte traversière:

flûte traversière baroque – traverso (transverse flute from the Baroque period...

French musical terms related to flûte traversière:

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cor anglais – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...
fifre – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...
flûte – flute...
flûte à bec – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
flûte d'orchestre – orchestral flute...
flûte douce – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
hautbois – oboe...
octavin – piccolo flute...
petite flûte – piccolo flute
piccolo – piccolo flute
saxophone – saxophone
syrinx – pan flute
traversière – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...