I have never heard of a metal recorder, although it is possible that one has been or could be invented. Also, recorders are not typically used in marching bands. Modern metal flutes are.
So... could your client possibly be using the wrong terminology in the Portuguese source text?
Hope this points you in the right direction. Good luck.
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Zero google hits for the exact words = \"flauta transversal doce\". So, it seems suspicious, i.e. either a new invention for which a new word has to be created, or the wrong source terminology.
Em banda, sim, existe flauta doce de metal, verdade. (pensei que o contexto aqui era orquestra, etc) mas nunca ouvi falar em flauta doce transversal. Sou formado em msica e que eu saiba flauta doce ou flauta transversal ou piccolo.
Sormane: msico aqui informa que embora a flauta seja de metal uma flauta doce, pois flauta tocada em banda marcial, e os msicos se movimentam. msico informa que uma flauta transversal doce. no entendo nada do assunto. voc confirma?
'flauta doce' is a 'recorder' and is either made out of plastic or wood. It is held vertically. A 'flauta transversal' is a 'transverse flute' or just 'flute' and is made out metal. It is held in a horizontal position.
todd- musician here says photo on recorder site is of wooden flute, flauta doce, and the flut ein question is a metal flute. am closing question with answer as TRANSVERSE FLUTE> thanks to all.
antnio - saw that site on google, but a musician is calling it a transverse flute?
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soft flute
Explicação: Philadelphia, The John Wanamaker Store, Pennsylvania, USA
Contra Bourdon, 32. Bourdon, 16. Soft Bourdon, 16. Octave Soft Bourdon, 8. Open
Flute, 16. Soft Flute, 8. Soft Flute, 4. Violone, 16. Gamba, 16. Dulciana, 16.
Soft Dulciana, 8. www.wanamakerorgan.com/stoplist.html
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Elfwood: \'Dance a Step\' by Kira ~Silver Wolfhawke~ Sams
She listened carefully to the flowing notes of the soft flute. Piper ..... She
listened carefully to the flowing notes of the soft flute. Piper ...
elfwood.lysator.liu.se/libr/w/o/ wolfhawke/dance_a_step.htm.html
António Ribeiro Austrália Local time: 09:01 Falante com língua materna: português Pontos PRO na categoria: 8
I have never heard of a metal recorder, although it is possible that one has been or could be invented. Also, recorders are not typically used in marching bands. Modern metal flutes are.
So... could your client possibly be using the wrong terminology in the Portuguese source text?
Hope this points you in the right direction. Good luck.
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Zero google hits for the exact words = \"flauta transversal doce\". So, it seems suspicious, i.e. either a new invention for which a new word has to be created, or the wrong source terminology.
Todd Field Estados Unidos Local time: 18:01 Falante com língua materna: inglês Pontos PRO na categoria: 4
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thanks todd/monica. yes, a wood/plastic flute is a recorder. other question still open.
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