sifflet

Definition of the French term sifflet in music:

whistle (instrument)
whistle (sound)
organ flute stop usually of 1' pitch with a brilliant tone (equivalent to "Sifflöte" or "Sufflet" in German)

Language

French

Singular

sifflet

Plural

sifflets

French musical terms that include sifflet:

sifflet à coulisse – slide whistle
sifflet à nez – nose flute

French musical terms related to sifflet:

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 harmonique – organ flute stop usually of 8' or 4' pitch, constr...
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...
mélodie – melody...
octavin – piccolo flute...
ottavino – ottavino (small spinet that sounds one octave high...
quarte de nazard – organ flute stop of 2' pitch
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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