quinte-flûte

Definition of the French term quinte-flûte in music:

  1. organ flute mutation stop usually of 2⅔' or 1⅓' pitch sounding a twelfth (one octave plus a perfect fifth) or a nineteenth (two octaves plus a perfect fifth) above the note played (equivalent to "Quint Flute" or "Flute Quint" in English and "Quinte-Flûte" in French)
Language
French
Singular
quinte-flûte
Plural
quinte-flûtes

Related terms

French musical terms related to quinte-flûte:

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