Like the flute, the piccolo is a descendant of the military fife of the Middle Ages, which sounded at a tone above the piccolo. It's about 33cm long, that's roughly half the size of the concert flute. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. The complete woodwind family became a standard part of the orchestra by the early 1800s. Flute A small, cylindrical woodwind instrument, usually made of silver, that is held sideways to the mouth. Its music is written in the treble clef, an octave higher than it sounds. Treble flute. At present, the subcontrabass flute is an instrument that must be custom ordered. A double contrabass flute constructed of PVC, called a subcontrabass flute by its maker, the Dutch instrument maker Jelle Hogenhuis, has the tubing in a notably different arrangement from its metal counterpart.[2]. The woodwind family of Instruments by Green Bean's Music.This video is from our musical instrument family series for kids. This is so that the player can use the same fingering system as on the concert flute. The instrument is comparatively light, weighing only 7kg (compared to 15 kg for the brass version), and can be produced relatively quickly and inexpensively. It is not unusual for a performer who plays the flute to switch to other members of the flute family: the piccolo, alto flute and bass flute. At 16 Hz, this is below what is generally considered the range of human hearing (20 to 20,000 Hz). The concert flute is the most familiar instrument. Most people are familiar with at least two of its more common members, the piccolo and the concert or C-Flute. Its lowest note is C1, one octave below the cello‘s lowest C. This flute is relatively easy to play in comparison to most other large flutes. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, fluter or flutenist. It is pitched in C, four octaves below the concert flute (three octaves below the bass flute, two octaves below the contrabass flute, and one octave below the double contrabass flute), with its lowest note being C0, one octave below the lowest C on a standard piano. Woodwind instruments include flute, piccolo, clarinet, recorder, bassoon, and oboe. Adjustable rods have also been developed by Jeff Amos. Flute Family (5983) Flute (5890) Recorder (3012) Whistle (19) Ocarina (6) Tin Whistle (3) Pan Flute (1) Panpipes (1) Pennywhistle (1) Slide Whistle (1) Double Reed (4733) Clarinet (4057) Harmonica (97) Bagpipes (38) See More Its lowest note is C, the same at the lowest string of the cello, and its music is written in the treble clef, two octaves higher than it sounds. Woodwind instruments produce sound when air (wind) is blown inside. This is so that the player who plays the familiar-sized flute used in the symphony orchestra can adapt easily to any other size of flute. As shown in the illustration below, the piccolo is pitched an octave higher than the flute and produces a brilliant, high-pitched sound. Gemeinhardt Model 3 Flute Offset G C Foot. 4.5 out of 5 stars (2) Total Ratings 2, $9.97 New. Read more on THE FLUTE FAMILY and the HYPERBASS FLUTE. It is pitched in the key of C, three octaves below the concert flute (two octaves below the bass flute and one octave below the contrabass flute). The subcontrabass flute is rarely used outside of flute ensembles. History Aside from the human voice, flutes are the earliest recorded musical instruments. Pre-Christian portrayals of the early flute appear on Roman/Greek artifacts. There are two types of methods used in playing the flute: side-blown or end-blown. The sub-contrabass flute is three octaves below the concert flute, or two octaves below the bass flute, or one octave below the contrabass flute. Now, however, the flute is made of silver and other metals. It is a member of the woodwind family even though it is made of metal and doesn’t use a reed to create the sound. The first evidence of simple transverse flutes with only a few holes was in Etruscan carvings in the 4thto 1stcenturies BC. Originally made of wood, the flute is now made from silver or gold and is about 2 feet in length. At present, the subcontrabass flute is an instrument that must be custom ordered. The most recent instruments are curved like the contrabass. It is usually only used in flute choirs, as it is easily drowned out by other instruments of comparable register, such as the clarinet. The first known example of the instrument was built by Francesco Romei, a Florentine craftsman, for Italian flautist Roberto Fabbriciani. 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