A Short Explication of Such Foreign Words, as are Made use of in Musick Books (1724)
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A Short Explication of Such Foreign Words, as are Made use of in Musick Books is exactly what the name suggests - a short, 100-page dictionary of non-English musical terms and their respective definitions. The text has no listed author but, according to the cover page, it was printed for one J. Brotherton, a music shop owner.
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Terminology
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This text makes repeated reference to both the "common flute" and the "German flute," with the most frequent references occurring on pages 31 and 32. On these pages, the book defines a number of foreign terms pertaining to the flute, including "Flauto Traverso" and "Flute D'Allemanda," both of which the text defines as "a German Flute." Meanwhile, the text defines "Flute a Bec" as "a Common Flute" and "Flauto" as "a Flute; to be understood cheifly of the common Sort."
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Pages 31 (left) and 32 (right) of A Short Explication of Such Foreign Words, as are Made use of in Musick Books showing the definitions of various terms and the usage of "German Flute" and "Common Flute" in those definitions.
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