A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist

A flutist is a flute player. The term was first documented in 1603 and means the same as flautist, which has the same meaning as flutist but, according to Susan Maclagan, the author of this new dictionary, “sounds more sophisticated to some people”. Flutes have been round a long time and form an instantly recognizable member of the wind instrument family. There are end‐blown and side‐blown flutes and they date from the fifteenth‐century and probably well before that. They come in many shapes and sizes, from concert flutes to piccolos and tabors, tin whistles and ocarinas, and even novelty items...