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BERLIOZ Hector

The flute is a virtually expressionless instrument that can be used anywhere and everywhere, thanks to its ease of execution of fast note groups.

Grand Traité d'Instrumentation et d'Orchestration Modernes

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KOECHLIN Charles

The crystalline, fluid and pure timbre of the flute evokes (depending on the mode and pace of the phrase) the clarity of the moon or the brilliance of the sun.

Traité de l'Orchestration

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Nikolay

Cold in quality, the flute is specially suitable, in the major keys, to melodies of light and graceful character; in the minor key, to slight touches of transient sorrow.

Principles of Orchestration