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Two Monzani "Tenor" Flutes
Monzani's "tenor" flutes are essentially flauti d'amore
that play a major
third lower than the ordinary concert flute.
Left: NMM 3784. "Tenor"
flute by Tebaldo Monzani, London,
ca. 1808-1819.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on head: [Crown] / MONZANI /
No [24]
DOVER ST / LONDON / B; on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI'S /
PATENT /
KEYS / B; on lower body and foot: [Crown] / MONZANI / B.
Monzani used
the letter "B" to designate his tenor flute, essentially a flauto
d'amore
that plays a major third lower than the ordinary concert flute. For
further discussion see Kreitzer p. 148. No number. Stained boxwood,
ivory ferrules. Graduated, ivory screw-cap. Patented key system, 1807.
Five silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Lowest note d'. Total length, 761.5 mm.
Sounding length, 676.8 mm. Ex coll.: Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, England.
Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Right: NMM 3110. "Tenor"
flute by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca. 1816-1819.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: PATENT / [Crown]
/
MONZANI / No 24 DOVER ST / LONDON; on head: [Crown] /
MONZANI &
Co / B;
on lower body and foot: PATENT / [Crown] / MONZANI.
Monzani used
the letter "B" to designate his tenor flute, essentially a flauto
d'amore
that plays a major third lower than the ordinary concert flute. For
further discussion see Kreitzer thesis, p. 148. Number 1343. Cocus,
silver ferrules. Graduated wood, ivory, and silver screw-cap. Patented
1807 key system. Patent of 1812 features: raised, wood embouchure-cusps.
Five silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Lowest note d'. Hallmarks: [king's head]
[lion passant] a TM / HH. Total length, 762.0 mm. Sounding
length, ca.
680.5 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Go to Annotated Checklist
of Flutes by Tebaldo Monzani, Monzani & Co., and Henry Hill
National Music Museum
The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
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