flageolet

flageolet, wind instrument closely related to the recorder. Like the recorder, it is a fipple, or whistle, flute - i.e., one sounded by a stream of breath directed through a duct to strike the sharp edge of a hole cut in the side of the pipe.

flageolet noun [C] (BEAN) a young, pale green haricot bean, eaten as a vegetable: I chose a main course of lamb with lovely green flageolets.

Within the flageolet family there are three main types of instrument: the French flageolet; the English flageolet; and the Double flageolet. The names “English” and “French” date from the early 19th Century and are simply used to avoid confusion; the individual pages give some more details about naming conventions.

synonyms: shepherd's pipe, treble recorder.

Flageolet is a technique of playing stringed instruments such that specific harmonics are accessed directly, as principal or ground tones. The finger touches the string slightly, at a rational fraction 0 < p / q < 1 of the total length; see Fig. 1.

1. Phonetic spelling of flageolet. fla-geo-let. flaj-uh-let.
2. Meanings for flageolet. a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried. a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes.
3. Translations of flageolet. Italian : zufolo. Russian : флажолет Korean : 제비 콩의 일종 Turkish : pozisyonlardaki.

They get their origins from France initially, but are commonly grown in California today. Flageolet beans are kidney-shaped beans that are green in color and tender in texture. They typically get plucked before they're fully mature in order to gain such a status and come in a variety of different types.

The Flageolet bean is a type of bean of the species Phaseolus vulgaris which was originally developed in France in the 1800s under the varietal name of "Nain hâtif de Laon" , meaning 'Laon Early Dwarf'.

Synonyms of music (noun sounds that are pleasant, harmonized)

• melody.
• opera.
• piece.
• rap.
• rock.
• singing.
• soul.
• tune.

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to singing, such as: chanting, carol, crooning, intoning, and song.

Break 'flageolet' down into sounds: [FLAJ] + [OH] + [LET] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

Multiphonics is a term that describes extended techniques that involves production of several voices on monophonic musical instruments.