He knew and loved the classics of literature from an early age, but until he went to Paris in1822 this man who was to be the absolute master of Instrumentation could only play the flageolet and the guitar( rather badly), and k 他早年读过并喜爱古典文学作品,但是直到1822年去巴黎之前,这个后来成为无可争辩的器乐曲大师的人还只会吹吹竖笛、弹吉他(得并不好)只会唱几首乡村牧羊人的歌曲。
flageolet
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a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
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a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
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Flageolet \Flag"eo*let`\, n. [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj?l (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of fla["u]te, flahute, F. fl?te. See {Flute}.] (Mus.) A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.
{Flageolet tones} (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments.