Flaviol

Flaviol (Cat., Prov.), a small flageolet of the Pyrenees that assumes 2 forms: 1. in Andorra and the Fr. Pyrenees it is a one-hand pipe, some 16 cm. (6 in.) long, devoid of keys, with 1 fingerhole, played together with a small drum (tamborí), a *pipe and tabor combination that has remained in use since the 13th c.; 2. in Catalonia and Roussillon it forms part of the sardana cobla. Made of ivory, with 3 front fingerholes and 2 ventholes, a rear thumbhole and 2 rear vents, plus 3 closed keys…