traverson.
/trəˈvəːsəʊ/, /trəˈvɛːsəʊ/, U.S. /trəˈvərsoʊ/, /trəˈvɛrsoʊ/ Music.
A transverse flute of a type developed and introduced to European music during the Baroque period, typically being made of wood and formed of three or four jointed sections, with a tapering bore and a single key to close the last hole; a baroque flute as distinguished from a modern orchestral flute. Cf. flauto traverso n., traversière n.
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German flute1718
traversière1740
flauto traverso1753
traversa1786
cross-flute1876
flûte d'amour1876
Querflöte1876
third flute1876
transverse flute1879
traverso1879
1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 350/2 The capacities of the traverso of Handel's time were very limited in comparison with those of its modern representative, which possesses a workable compass of about three octaves from the low C in the treble clef.
1932 C. S. Terry Bach's Orchestra iv. 79 Bach's treatment of the traverso has peculiar interest.
2008 Early Music 36 132/2 These keys are not particularly usual or grateful for the one-keyed flute, so players of the Baroque traverso will find quite a challenge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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