According to Dr Burney (History of Music) the flageolet was invented by the Sieur Juvigny, who played it in the Ballet comique de la Royne, 1581.
The flageoletdiffered from the recorder in that it had four finger-holes in front and two thumb-holes at the back instead of seven finger-holes in front and one thumb-hole at the back.
The lowest notes of the respective tubes were [Musical notes: D B G] The word flageolet was undoubtedly derived from the medieval Fr.
This fingering has survived in the French flageolet still used in the provinces of France in small orchestras and for dance music.
But there was a posting-station at each gate of Genoa and we, having talked over all possibilities in the intervals of flageolet playing, were for Dertona.
At sight of the flageolet he grinned, the only smile I saw on his face while he was helping us in our hiding and out of it.
It seemed to me they would never let him stop playing that flageoletand I was desperately drowsy.
Agathemer in despair drowned his misery in flageolet playing.
But at the sight of his flageolet there were exclamations and questions.
We ate slowly, had just finished our fruit and Agathemer was playing the flageolet to the accompaniment of enthusiastic applause from both girls when Alopex returned.
At last, when the fairy was beginning to falter and echo was quite out of breath, the man took the flageolet from his lips.
After that," said the man gravely, as he put his flageolet back in his pocket, "I think I will show you the inside of my knapsack.
At noon home to dinner and to play on the flageolet with my wife, and then to the office, where very busy close at my office till late at night.
Up and comes the flageolet master, and brings me two new great Ivory pipes which cost me 32s.
And so home to supper and to bed, after a little playing on the flageolet with my wife, who do outdo therein whatever I expected of her.
Up, and after some time with Greeting upon my flageolet I to my office, and there all the morning busy.
We staid talking till evening, and then home, and there to my flageolet with my wife, and so to bed without any supper, my belly being full and dinner not digested.
Up, and Greeting come, and I reckoned with him for his teaching of my wife and me upon the flageolet to this day, and so paid him for having as much as he can teach us.
Next he played him, both upon his flageolet and his cremona, some of the most modish airs.
First, as an instance of modern feeling for romance, this famous touch of the flageolet and the old song is selected by Miss Braddon for omission.
He took his flageolet from his pocket and played a simple melody.
It would have been awkward to have brought up the flageolet in the tea-tray and she could not have well gone down again on purpose to fetch it.
He played only a few bars, and allowed the last notes of his flageolet to grow faint until they died away into absolute silence.
Another moment and the sweet tones of the flageolet silenced the noise of the excited throng, as Hockins stood before the Queen and played one of the sweetest of Scottish songs.
Of course I knew that you possessed musical powers to some extent, for I have heard the tooting of your flageolet through the bulkheads when at sea; but two or three inches of plank don't improve sweet sounds, I suppose.
The player tossed his flageolet over a headstone and rolled back on the grave in a paroxysm of laughter.
She was about to drop the corner of the sheet when the listener sprang out toward the window, leaping with bare feet over the graves and waving his flageolet madly.
He had pulled off his greasy hat, and stood bowing and smiling, showing his white teeth, and holding up his flageolet for the woman to see and convince herself.
What is known as the French flageolet is especially reminiscent of the ancient instrument in having a thumb-hole, or rather two such holes.
The most curious development of the flageolet is found in the double or triple pipes which were made in the closing years of the eighteenth century.
The flageoletis the nearest living relative of the recorder.
He now blows a flageolet with singular effects: sometimes the poor thing appears stifled with shame, sometimes it screams with agony; he pursues his career with truculent insensibility.
They say that there is a spirit who, when he plays the zufolo or flageolet to flocks, attracts them by his music and keeps them quiet.
He could not see the face, for it was hidden in the shadow; but by the white leather belt and the white sheath of the flageolet he recognized Pan Uhlik, and began to shake him unceremoniously with his foot.
Kokosinski began to sing, "She bound the flax in bundles," noting which Uhlik took a flageolet from his bosom and accompanied him.
So to the Office again all the afternoon till night, very busy, and so with much content home, and made my wife sing and play on the flageolet to me till I slept with great pleasure in bed.
She was about to drop the corner of the sheet when the listener sprang out towards the window, leaping with bare feet over the graves and waving his flageolet wildly.
The player tossed his flageolet over a headstone, and rolled back on the grave in a paroxysm of laughter.
The flageolet has only three holes, and the variety of its tones depends principally on a proper variation of the force of the wind, and on the different degrees with which the orifices are covered.
Vaucanson observed that the flageolet must be a most fatiguing instrument for the human lungs, as the muscles of the chest must make an effort equal to fifty-six pounds in order to produce the highest notes.
It represents a young Nicobarese playing a reed flageolet with his nose!
Whenever these were visited by the Princess, she never remained to the close, because the flageolet tones of my violin were too much for her nerves.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "flageolet" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bassoon; clarinet; fife; flute; oboe; piccolo; pipe; recorder; reed; saxophone; whistle; woods
