transverse flute

flute which is held horizontally when played
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transverse flute

Summary

transverse flute is a family of musical instruments[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #22 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • transverse flute's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3].
  • transverse flute is a type of flute without duct[4].
  • transverse flute is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[5].
  • transverse flute is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6].
  • transverse flute's Commons category is recorded as Side-blown flutes[7].
  • transverse flute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Side-blown flutes[8].
  • transverse flute's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/264[9].
  • transverse flute's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Side-blown flutes'}[10].
  • transverse flute's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Flauti traversi'}[11].
  • transverse flute's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 421.12[12].
  • transverse flute's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03372029-n[13].
  • transverse flute's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103350540-n[14].

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Definition and Type

transverse flute's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3]. It is a type of flute without duct[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[5] and MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6], a musical instrument classification[15].

Why It Matters

transverse flute draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #22 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Instance of family of musical instruments
    Part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments, MIMO's classification of musical instruments
    Topic's main category Category:Side-blown flutes
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4979]]: 5108, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/169895163|flûte traversière (#169895163)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6491|Thésaurus de la d"
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