flageolet

[French, diminutive of Old French flajol, flute, from Vulgar Latin *flābeolum, possibly alteration of Latin flābellum, diminutive of flābrum, gust of wind, from flāre, to blow.]

Small green variety of haricot bean. See bean, haricot.

[fla-zhoh-LAY] A tiny, tender French kidney bean that ranges in color from pale green to creamy white. Flageolets are rarely available fresh in the United States but can be purchased dried, canned and occasionally frozen. They're usually prepared simply, in order to showcase their delicate flavor, and are a classic accompaniment to lamb. See also beans.

End-blown flute of the late 16th century with four finger-holes and two thumb-holes, akin to a simplified recorder. It was popular in England in the 17th century. The compass was d-a″ (or higher) and it was used for teaching birds to sing. Later versions had ivory mouthpieces and keys. Double flageolets, with two tubes, could be played in 3rds or 6ths.

For other uses, see Flageolet (disambiguation).

Flageolet

Other names	Flageolet
Classification	Woodwind Wind Aerophone
Related instruments
Simple-system flute Pipe and tabor Shvi

A flageolet is a woodwind musical instrument and a member of the fipple flute family. Its invention is ascribed to the 16th century Sieur Juvigny in 1581.^[1] It had 4 holes on the front and 2 on the back. The English instrument maker William Bainbridge developed it further and patented the "improved English flageolet" in 1803 as well as the double flageolet around 1805.^[2] They were continued to be made until the 20th century when it was succeeded by the tin whistle.

Flageolets have varied greatly during the last 400 years. The first flageolets were called "French flageolets", and have four tone-holes on the front and two on the back. This instrument was played by Frédéric Chalon, Samuel Pepys, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel both wrote pieces for it.

Small versions of this instrument, called bird flageolets were also made and were used for teaching birds to sing.

The number of keys on French flageolets range from none to seven, the exception being the Boehm system French flageolet made by Buffet crampon which had thirteen keys.

In the late 18th and early 19th century certain English instrument makers started to make flageolets with six finger-holes on the front. These instruments are called "English flageolets" and were eventually produced in metal as tin whistles.^{[citation needed]} The keys range between none and six. Some were produced with changeable top joints which allowed the flageolet to be played as a flute or fife^[3].

An English maker, William Bainbridge, in around 1810 patented a double flageolet [1] which consisted of two English flageolets joined together so that the player could harmonise the tunes that he played. He also produced a triple flageolet which added a third, drone pipe which was fingered in a similar way to an ocarina.

The flageolet was eventually entirely replaced by the tin whistle and is rarely played today.^{[citation needed]} However, it is a very easy instrument to play and the tone is soft and gentle. It has a range of about two octaves.

Flageolet XIXe - Private collection Dominique Enon

See also

• Three-hole pipe
• Shvi

References

1. ^ Stanley Sadie (editor). Norton/Grove The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1980/1995 ISBN 1561591742
2. ^ The Pleasant Companion: The Flageolet's Site "William Bainbridge Biography"
3. ^ The Pleasant Companion: The Flageolets Site "The Flageolet Family"

External links

• flageolets.com — a site devoted to the flageolet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flageolet, fløjte, bønne

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine fluit, groene boon

Français (French)
n. - flageolet, haricot

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Mus.) Flageolett (Flöteninstrument)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) πλαγίαυλος, φλογέρα, φλάουτο

Italiano (Italian)
zufolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - flajolé (m) (Mús.)

Русский (Russian)
флажолет

Español (Spanish)
n. - caramillo, chirimía, flauta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flageolettflöjt, krypböna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
六孔的木箫, 音栓之一种

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 六孔的木簫, 音栓之一種

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (악기 이름의 일종) 플레절렛

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フラジョレット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الصافرة , آله موسيقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חליל קטן‬

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