Mus. [It.; dim. of flauto flute.] a. A small flute, piccolo, or flageolet. b. A small accordion. c. = FLAUTANDO. d. An organ flute-stop.
1724. Expl. Foreign Words Mus., 31. Flautino, a little or small Flute … like what we call a Sixth Flute, or an Octave Flute.
1825. in Danneley, Encycl. Mus., Flautino, denotes a small species of flute, and flute à bec. It also denotes a species of tone which is produced by a peculiar method of bowing on the violin, or violoncello.
1852. Seidel, Organ, 97. Flautino (small flute), two feet, of pewter, stands in the third manual of the new organ in St. Peter’s, at Petersburg, as likewise in several other organs, built by Buckow.
1876. Stainer & Barrett, Dict. Mus. Terms, Flautino (It.) An instrument of the accordion kind.
