flauto traverso

Definition of the Italian term flauto traverso in music:

  1. transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontally when played)
  2. Western concert flute
  3. 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 "Flûte traversière" in French)
Language
Italian
Singular
flauto traverso
Plural
flauti traversi
Variant
flauto traversiere
Abbreviation
Fl. trav.
Synonyms

Musical examples

Music scores that include flauto traverso:

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to flauto traverso:

  • aulochrome – aulochrome (double-flared saxophone invented in th...
  • clarinetto – clarinet...
  • corno inglese – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...
  • dolciano – dulcian (bassoon-like woodwind instrument from the...
  • dulciana – dulcian (bassoon-like woodwind instrument from the...
  • fagotto – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
  • fiffaro – fife (small high-pitched flute similar to a piccol...
  • flautino – piccolo flute...
  • flauto – flute...
  • flauto dolce – recorder (woodwind instrument)...
  • flauto piccolo – piccolo flute
  • oboe – oboe...
  • ottavino – piccolo flute...
  • piccolo – little, small...
  • sassofono – saxophone
  • siringa – pan flute
  • traverso – transverse flute (side-blown flute held horizontal...