flugel
nounEtymology Borrowed from German Flügel. Applied to the harpsichord and grand piano due to their wing-like shape.
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Alternative Alternative form of flugelhorn.
- In fact the flugel, though related to the trumpet, reveals its mellow gentleness here, and the clarinet its strident edge.2010 November 15, “BBCNOW/Roth at St David’s Hall, Cardiff”, in The Times:
- Patrick Hadley, who had heard the live broadcast of the premiere: ‘Came over marvellously – the saxes and flugel contributed a strange unearthly magic to that wonderful score, fondest love, Paddy.’1958, Patrick Hadley, quotee, “Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No 9: a guide to the best recordings”, in Gramophone, published 2024:
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Obsolete A harpsichord.
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Obsolete A grand piano.