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The flûte d'amour (/ ˌ f l uː t d ə ˈ m ʊər / FLOOT də-MOOR, French: [flyt damuʁ]; Italian: flauto d'amore; German: Liebesflöte; all translating as "love flute"), sometimes called a Mezzo-Soprano flute [1] (French: flûte ténor; Italian: flauto tenore; German: Tenorflöte), is an uncommon member of the Western concert flute family, pitched in A ♭, A, or B ♭ [2] and is ...
The flûte d'amour or flauto d'amore is pitched in A ♭, A, or B ♭ and is intermediate in size between the modern C concert flute and the alto flute in G. It is the mezzo-soprano member of the flute family. It is sometimes referred to as a tenor flute.
The bass flute is an octave lower than the concert flute, and the contrabass flute is an octave lower than the bass flute. Less commonly seen flutes include the treble flute in G, pitched one octave higher than the alto flute; soprano flute, between the treble and concert; and tenor flute or flûte d'amour in B ♭ , A or A ♭ [ citation ...
Double contrabass flute (very rare, sounding one octave below the contrabass flute, two below the bass flute and three below the concert flute) The flûte d'amour in B ♭ or A is also occasionally seen in flute choirs. The G treble flute is used predominantly in the modern flute choirs of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, pitched below the standard C flute and the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the piccolo. It is characterized by its rich, mellow tone in the lower portion of its range.
Notre amour; Le secret; Op. 24 Élégie for cello and piano (1883), orchestrated 1890; Op. 25 Impromptu No. 1 in E-flat (1881) Op. 26 Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor (1881) Op. 27 2 Mélodies (1882) Chanson d'amour; La fée aux chansons; Op. 28 Romance for violin and piano (1877) Op. 29 La naissance de Vénus (1882) Op. 30 Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A ...
These included a bass flute, a low-pitched flute d'amour in B-flat, and an alto flute in G. [2] He was an early advocate of metal flutes and some of his flutes are in the possession of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. [7] Flute played by John Amadio and made by Rudall Carte & Co, 1923.
Marcel Moyse ([mɔiz]; [1] May 17, 1889, in St. Amour, France – November 1, 1984, in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) was a French flautist.Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Philippe Gaubert, Adolphe Hennebains, and Paul Taffanel; all of whom were flute virtuosos in their time. [2]