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DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. 69<br />

Flaut Hemiol—8 ft. A stop which, as the pitch rose, gradually varied its<br />

quality through Gamba, Salicet, Fugara and Flute. (See Hamel,<br />

Vol. Ill, p. 540.<br />

There was probably as much accident as design in this peculiarity.<br />

The difficult task in voicing modern keen Gamba's on a low wind pressure '<br />

is to preserve the stringy quality, combined with proportionate power in<br />

the treble. Some <strong>of</strong> the late Mr. Thynne's Violes became quite flutey in<br />

the upper octaves. The orchestral French Horn presents a remarkable<br />

instance <strong>of</strong> this transition <strong>of</strong> quality. Whereas at one time it was<br />

considered the standard <strong>of</strong> excellency to endeavour—<strong>of</strong>ten with the final<br />

result <strong>of</strong> ruining the stop— to preserve one quality <strong>of</strong> tone throughout the<br />

compass, now <strong>of</strong> late years a wonderful field has been opened in the<br />

skilful merging <strong>of</strong> one quality into other in different portions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

compass. Perhaps the most advanced <strong>organ</strong> in this respect—the one<br />

which suggested this point to the author—is that at Battersea Polytechnic<br />

(Beale & Thynne, voiced by Whiteley).<br />

Flauta Armdnica—(Sp.) = Harmonic Flute.<br />

Flauta Cuspida—Flauto Cuspido. (Lat.) Cuspidatus = pointed. See<br />

Spitzflote. Lund Cathedral, Sweden.<br />

Flauta Euskeria— (Sp.) = Euskarian, or Basque Flute.<br />

Flautado— (Sp.) = Flute.<br />

Flautado Kuerol<strong>of</strong>on = Waldflote (horny-toned).<br />

Flautado Principal = Diapason.<br />

Flautado Violon = Gamba.<br />

Flautina—Flautino. 2 ft.<br />

Practically synonymous with Flageolet. Should any distinction be<br />

drawn, the Flautina is the more delicate <strong>of</strong> the two.<br />

FLAUTINA DOLCE—2 ft.<br />

A Flauto Dolce <strong>of</strong> super-octave pitch.<br />

Flauto- (It.) = Flute; (Lat.) Flare = to blow {cf. English,<br />

inflate).<br />

FLAUTO AMABILE—Flauto Amoroso, Flute d'Amour.<br />

(Fr.) Amour = love; (Lat) Amorosus = loving. 8 ft; 4 ft.<br />

A small-scaled Flute <strong>of</strong> bright tone. Sometimes (e.g., by Lewis) voiced<br />

slightly stringy in quality, being a hybrid stop between Salicional and Flute.<br />

Flauto di Pan—Pandean Flute. 8 ft. ; 4 ft. ; 2 f t. ; 1 ft.<br />

As 1 ft. it occurs on the Pedal, and as 2 ft. on the Oberwerk, at Lund<br />

Cathedral, Sweden, the pipes in both instances being <strong>of</strong> tin. In this<br />

capacity it is practically identical with Campana (q.v.). Pandean Flute,<br />

8 ft. or 4 ft., is generally equivalent to Vienna Flute.

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