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  6. FLUTES OF THE ANCIENTS.

    Antiquity of the flute—Classic legends—Egyptian origin—The Arab “Nay”—Development—The Fipple—Fingerholes—Double flutes—Popularity amongst the ancients—Ancient players of note—Their position and costume
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  7. FLUTE-À-BEC AND RECORDER.

    Beaked flutes—Recorders—Double and triple recorders—Popularity—Gradual decline—Flageolet and other early pipes
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  8. TRANSVERSE FLUTE.

    Section I.—Was it known to the Greeks and Romans?—The Chinese—India—Early representations and references—The Schweitzerpfeiff—Virdung—Agricola—Prætorius—Mersenne's description—In England
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  9. Section II.—Flutes with keys—The D♯ key—Hotteterre—The conical bore—Structure of early flutes—Tuning slides—Quantz's inventions—The low C keys—Further keys added—Tromlitz's inventions—Open keys—The eight-keyed flute—Capeller and Nolan's keys
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