Traverso fingering chart by Margaret Neuhaus Key: X = closed O = open S = Shaded or half-holed C#' or Db' X X X X X X X Ht, Mh D' X X X X X X X D#' or Eb' X X X X X X O E' X X X X X O X X X X X X O O Dl E#' X X X X O X X Q,QB,Mh,Dl,Gr,CT,Hr,T,W,Gu,Dv X X X X O X O Be, N, K, A Fb' X X X X X O O Q, Mah X X X X X O X QB, Dl, Dv, HW, K F' X X X X O X X X X X X O X O Be, N, K, A F#' X X X X O O O X X X X O O X Q, Be X X X O O X X Q Gb' X X X O X X X Ht, Q, T X X X O X X O QB, Mh, Gr X X X X O O X P, Dl, Be X X X X O O O Fx' X X X O O O X QB, T G' X X X O O O X Ht, P, C, Q, QB, Mh, Gr, CT,Hr, W, Dv X X X O O O O Mh, Dl, T, Gu, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X X O O X O A G#' X X O X X X X Ht, P, C, Q, Mh, Gr, CT, T, W X X O X X X O QB, Dl, Hr, Gu, Dv, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X O X O Ml Ab' X X O X X X X Ht, Q, Mh, Dl, Gr, CT, W X X O O O X X P X X O X X X O QB, Hr, Gu, Dv, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X X O X T X X O X O X O Ml A' X X O O O O X Ht, P, Q, QB, Mh, Gr, CT, Hr, W, Dv X X O O O O O C, Mh, Dl, T, Gu, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo Bbb' X X O O O O O Gu A#' X O X X X O X Ht, P, C, Mh, CT, Hr, W, Dv, HW X O X X X X X Ht, QB, Gr, Mh X O X X X X O Ht, Q, T, Mh X O X X X O X K X O X X X O O K, Dl, Gu, Ml, Be, N, A X O X X O X O Bo Bb' X O X X X O X X O X X X X X Ht X O X X X X O Ht X O X X O X X Q, Mh, Dl, Dv, A X O X O O O O Mh, A X O X X X O O Gu, Ml, Be, N, K, A X O X X O X O Bo B' X O O O O O X Ht, P, Q, QB, Mh, Gr, CT, Hr, W, Dv X O O O O O O C, Mh, Dl, T, Gu, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X O O X X X O A B#' O X X X O O X Q, T O X X O X X O QB O X X O O O O Mh, Dl, Gu, Ml, Be, N, K O X X O O O X Mh, CT, Hr, W, Dv, HW O X O X X X O Gr, W, Be, N, K, A O X O X X O O Bo Cb'' X O O O O O O QB, Mh, Gu X O O O O O X Dl O X X X X O X T C'' O X X O O O X Ht, P, Q, QB, Dl, CT, Hr, T, W, Dv, K, A, O X O X X O X Ht O X X O O O O C, Ml, Mh, HW, Be, A O X X O O O X Mh O X O X X X O Gr, W, Gu, Be, N, K, A O X X O X X O A O X O O O O X A O X O O O O O A O X O X X O O Bo C#'' O O O O O O X Ht, P, Mh, Dl, Gr, T, W, Dv, HW O O O O O O O C, Q, QB, Gu, Ml, Be, N, K, A, Bo O O O X X X X Dl, CT, W O O O X X X O Hr, Be, N, A, Bo O O O O X X O A Db'' O O O O O O X Ht, P, Mh, Gr, W, Dv, HW, K O O O O O O O Q, Qb, Dl, Ml, Be, N, K, A, Bo O O O X X X X CT, W O O O X X X O Hr, Gu, Be, N, A, Bo O O O X O O O T Cx'' O X X X X X X QB, T, Gu D'' O X X X X X X X X X X X X X A D#'' X X X X X X O Ht, P, C, Q, QB, Mh, Dl, Gr, W, Be, N, K, A O X X X X X O CT, Hr, T, Gu, Dv, HW, K, Bo Eb'' X X X X X X O Ht, P, Q, QB, Mh, Dl, W, Be, N, K, A O X X X X X O Gr, CT, Hr, T, Gu, Dv, HW, K, Bo E'' X X X X X O X E#'' X X X X O X X X X X X O X O Be, A Fb'' X X X X X O X QB, Dl, Gu X X X X X O O Mh, T F'' X X X X O X X X X X X O X O Be, A F#'' X X X X O O O X X X X O O X Q, T X X X O X X X Q, Mh, Gu X X X O X X O Gu, Ml Fx'' X X X O O O X QB, T X X X O O O O Gu Gb'' X X X O X X O Ht, Q, QB, Mh, Gr, T, Ml X X X X O O O P, CT, Hr, W, Gu, Dv, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X X X O O X Dl G'' X X X O O O X Ht, P, Q, QB, Mh, Gr, Ht, T, W X X X O O O O C, Mh, Dl, CT, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo G#'' X X O X O O X Ht, P, QB, W X X O X O X O Ht, C, Q, Mh X X O X S O O Ht X X O X O O O Dl, CT, Hr, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo Ab'' X X O X O O X Ht, P, QB, W X X O X O X O Ht, C, Q, Mh, Dl, Gr, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X S O O Ht X X X X X O O P X X O X O O O CT, Hr, T, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X O X X A A'' X X O O O O X Ht, P, Q, Mh, Gr, Hr, T, W X X O O O O O A#'' X O X O O O X Ht, P, Q, Qb, Mh, Gr, CT, T, W, A X O X O O O O C, Mh, Dl, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X X X O CT, Hr, W, HW, Be, N, K, A Bbb'' X X O O O O O Gu Bb'' X O X O O O X Ht, P, Q, Dl, CT, T, W, Mh X X O X X X O X O X O O O O C, QB, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo, Mh B'' X O O O O O X Ht, P, Q, Gr, Hr, Mh X O O O O O O X O O X X X X Mh X O O X X X O Gu, A X O X X X X O Gu B#'' O X X X X X O Q, Dl O X X X X O O Qb, Mh, G O X O X X X O Mh, CT, Hr, W, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo O X O X X O X Gr X O X X O X O T, Be, N, K, A, Bo O X X X X O X HW, K, A Cb''' X O O X X X O Q X O O O O O X QB X O O O O O O Mh X O O X X X X Dl, Gu X O O X X O O T C''' O X O X X O X Ht, P, Q, T, Gu O X O X X S O Ht O O X O X X X Ht O X O X X X O O X O X O X X Q O O X O O O O Q O X O X O X O QB O X O X X O O QB O X X X X O O Mh X O X X O X O T, Gu, Be, N, K, A, Bo O X X X X O X HW, K O X O O X X O A X X X X O X O A C#''' O O O X X X O Ht, P, A O O X X O O O Ht, P O X X X O O O O O O O O O O Dl, QB, A O O O O O O X Q S X X X O O O Q O X X X O X O Q O O O O X X X Mh O X X X O X O T, Be, N, K, A, Bo O O O X O X O Be, N, K, A, Bo Cx''' O X X O O O O Q, QB, Gu O X X O O X O T Db''' O X X X O X O Ht O O O O O O O Ht, P O O O X X X O P, A O O O X O X O Be, N, A, Bo O X X X O O O O X O X O X O Dl, Gu D''' O X X X X X X Ht, P, Q, QB, Mh, T, A O X X O O O O O X X X O X X Q, QB, Gu, A X X X O O O O A D#''' X X X O X X O O X X S X X O P O X X X X X O Hr, A O X X O X X O QB, T, W, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X X X X X O W, Be, N, K, A, Bo Eb''' X X X O X X O Ht, P, Q, Mh, Dl, CT, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, A, Bo O X X X X X O Hr, A O X X O X X O QB, Gr, T, W, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X X X X X O W, Be, N, K, A, Bo E''' X X O O X X O X X X X X O O A E#''' X X O X O O O QB, Hr, T, W, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X X X X O X Dl X X O X O O X Gr X X O X X O X CT, Hr, Gu, Be, N, K, A, Bo Fb''' X X O O X X X QB X X O O O X O Mh X X O O X X O Dl, Gu F''' X X O X S O O Ht, P X X X X X O X C, Mh X X O X O O O S X O X X O O Mh X X O X O O X Gr, CT X X O X X O X Hr, Be, N, K, A, Bo F#''' X O X X X X X Ht, P, Gr, A X O X X X O X C, Mh, W, Be, N, A, Bo X X X X O O X Q, Dl, Gr, T, A X X O X O O X QB, CT, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X X O X O X X Mh X X O X O O O Hr X O X X O O X Dv, Be, N, A, Bo X O X X O X X Be, N, A, Bo Fx''' X O X O O O O QB X O X O O O X T, Gu Gb''' X O X X X O X C, Mh, W, Be, N, A, Bo X X X X O O X Q X X O X O O X QB, Dl, T, Gu, Dv, Ml, HW, Be, N, K, A, Bo X O X X O O X Be, N, A, Bo X X O X O X X Mh X X O X O O O Gr, Hr X O X X X X X CT, K X X O O O X O T X O X X O X X Be, N, A, Bo X O O X O O O A G''' X O X O O O X X O X X O X X P, A X O X O O O O P, K X O X X O X O Gu, A X O X X X X O A X X X O O O X A X X X X X O O A G#''' O O X O O O O C, Dl, Gr, W, Be, N, K, A, Bo O O X O O O X Q, QB, Mh, Gu O X X O O O X T O O X O X X O Dv, N, Bo O O X O O X O HW, Be, K O O X O X X X K O O X X O X O A Ab''' O O X O O O X Q, Mh, T, Gu O O X O O O O QB, Gr, Be, N, K, A, Bo O O O O O O X Dl O O X O X X O Dv, N, Bo O O X O O X O HW, Be, K O O X O X X X K O O X X O X O A A''' O X X X X O X O X X X X O O Ml, K A#''' X X X O O O O QB X X O X O O O Mh O X O X O O O Dl O X O X O O X Gr, T, Gu, Be, N, K, A O X O X X O X Bo Bb''' X X O X O O O Mh, Dl O X O X O O X Gr, T, Gu, Be, N, K, A O X X X O O X K O X O X X O X Bo B''' O S O X O O O Mh X X O X O O O Gu B#''' X O X O X O X Mh Cb'''' X S O X O O O Mh C'''' X O X O X O X Mh O X O O X O X Gu C#'''' or Db'''' O O X O X O X Mh D'''' O X X X X X X Mh Credits, Notes and Abbreviations This fingering chart is a copy of the main one in "The Baroque Flute Fingering Book" by Margaret Neuhaus 2nd edition published by Folkers and Powell 2002 ISBN 0-9670368-1-X The book can be ordered online at http://flutehistory.com/Shopping/Books/index.php3 The book is copyright Ardal Powell and this version of the chart is published here with his permission for which I thank him. This version is very much simplified in order to meet the constraints of displaying it on a pda. It is intended to be usefull for quick reference **only**. It in no way replaces the book itself which contains detailed notes, additional charts for trills, flattements and battements as well as great deal of other valuable information. I have radicaly simplified the original notes. The numerous comments on intonation and other matters have been removed. This is only a quick reference table, if you need more detail, you need the book. Where all or most of the original tables agree on the fingering of a particular note an exhaustive list of sources is not given (unlike Neuhaus who always gives all the references). Put more simply, if no sources are given for a fingering it doesn't mean nobody recommends it, on the contrary, it means nearly everybody does. Again, ... if you need more detail ... you're getting the idea. There are a number of fingerings where the only difference is whether the key is open or closed. Neuhaus gives separate lines for authors recommending the closed key fingering, authors recommending the open key and those who can't make up their minds and recommend both. I have added the doubters names as sources for both closed and open key fingerings and deleted the additional line. Several authors give a main fingering and other optional fingerings or give different fingerings in different tables, this table just credits them all to the author in question without further comment. Abbreviations for authors names are generaly the same as Neuhaus although the three character ones have been shortened. Thus Mh instead of Mah, Ml instead of Mil and HW instead of H-W. See the table at the bottom of this page for the complete list. One of the disadvantages of suppressing the comments is that it tends to put all the fingerings given for a particular note on the same footing. This can be misleading as some were only ever intended for fast passage/arpeggio work or need a lot of embouchure adjusting to play in tune. This is particularly the case for the later tutors so it may be usefull to bear in mind that fingerings are listed in chronological order. This version is designed for very small screens using rudimentary browsers, hence the circa 1995 look. The upside is that it should display on almost anything including text only browsers. I have checked the chart carefully but if you do find any transcription errors I would very much like to hear from you. I can be contacted via the early flute group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/earlyflute) A web version of this chart is available at http://www.undoulxregard.org/neuhaus/ Alan Cowderoy, Strasbourg, France Abbreviations *Date* *Author* *Abbreviation* 1707 Hotteterre Ht 1730/31 Prelleur P c1740 Corrette C 1752 Quantz Q 1753 Quantz Berlin QB 1759 Mahaut Mh 1761 Delusse Dl 1766 Compleat Tutor CT 1766 Granom Gr 1771 Heron Hr 1791 Tromlitz T 1792 Wragg W 1794 Devienne Dv c1795 Gunn Gu 1799 Miller Ml 1804 Hugot & Wunderlich HW 1815 Beale Be 1816 Nicholson N 1816-22 Keith K c1821 Alexander A c1825 Bown Bo