flûte traversière

A transverse flute or side-blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when played. The player blows across the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular to the flute's body length.

The cross flute, although not as popular at first as the recorder, has a long history in many cultures. Also called flute traversiere, flute allemande, flute d'Allemagne, traversiere, Flote, Querflote, Flauto, flauto traverso, or traversa, it is first seen in Chinese art in the 9th century BC.

Flutes are classified into two groups: fipple flutes and transverse flutes. A fipple flute is one held perpendicular to the floor and with the mouthpiece or blow hole at the very end of the instrument. Transverse flutes are held parallel to the floor to one side of the player's body.

The transverse flute first arrived in Europe with traders from the Byzantine Empire during the Middle Ages and flowered in Germany, so much so that it became known as the German flute. During the 1100s and 1200s, the flute was widely used in courtly music and saw use as a military signaling and marching tool.

What all these flutes have in common is that the air breaks on an edge of the instrument, although the edge is unlike the lip plate on a recorder. The straight flutes are open on both sides, whereas the transverse flutes are closed at the side where the mouth opening is. This is often the natural knot in a reed.

The Western concert flute is a family of transverse (side-blown) woodwind instruments made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist (in British English), flutist (in American English), or simply a flute player.

DIZI The dizi (Chinese: 笛子; pinyin: dízi, pronounced [tǐt͡si]), is a Chinese transverse flute. It is also sometimes known as the di (笛) or hengdi (橫笛), and has varieties including the qudi (曲笛) andbangdi (梆笛).

1. Yamaha YFL-212 Flute (9.5/10) - A top-rated flute known for its excellent tone due to it's undercut and bevelled embouchure hole, drawn and curled tone holes and well sealed pads.

Flutes held horizontally are called transverse flutes. Jacques Hotteterre has been credited with redesigning the transverse flute in the 1600s to include a head joint (mouthpiece), a body, and a foot joint. Modern day flutes are still made up of these three parts.

The straight flute is the standard style of tap, designed for a range of different tapping applications. It can be especially beneficial when cutting short chipping material such as cast iron. A straight flute tap can be used in through or blind holes.

Flute. The flute symbolizes harmony, and is the musical instrument of Han Hsiang-tzu. Han's musical talent allows him to attract all sorts of animals and birds with his music. Han also has the power to make flowers bloom and grow.

E-Flute. Containing about 90 flutes per foot, E-flute has greater crush resistance and a relatively flat surface for high quality printing applications.