Gianluca
'First flute' I was the most important flautist in an orchestra, the one who played the most and the most difficult parts, and so on.. How can I say that? Perhaps 'first flautist/flute'? It's for my CV. Thank you so much!
May 24, 2015 9:59 AM
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I was going to say that in the U.S. we would simply say "the first flute" (rather than "the first flautist") but it is complicated! Looking at the web pages of the New York Philaharmonic and the Boston Symphony and a few others, I see that I am wrong. The correct formal name for the position, according to these orchestras, is "principal flute."
May 24, 2015
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Yes, "first flautist" seems to be the standard expression - see http://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=first+flautist
May 24, 2015
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