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The piccolo (/ ˈ p ɪ k ə l oʊ / PIK-ə-loh; Italian for 'small') [1] [2] is a smaller version of the western concert flute [a] and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" or piccolo flute , the modern piccolo has the same type of fingerings as the standard transverse flute , [ 3 ] but ...
Each of the above instruments has its own range. The piccolo reads music in C (like the standard flute), but sounds one octave higher. The alto flute is in the key of G, and the low register extends to the G below middle C; its highest note is a high G (4 ledger lines above the treble staff). The bass flute is an octave lower than the concert ...
The piccolo is the highest-pitched member of the flute family, with a range an octave above that of the concert flute. It is usually the highest-pitched instrument within orchestras and bands. The piccolo is known for being difficult to play in tune due to its small size.
Lowest note for cello: 48 130.8125 Lowest note for viola, mandola: 60 261.625 Middle C: 72 523.25 C in middle of treble clef: 84 1,046.5 Approximately the highest note reproducible by the average female human voice: 96 2,093 Highest note for a flute: 108 4,186 Highest note on a standard 88-key piano 120 8,372 132 16,744
A piccolo, for example, typically has a sounding range one octave higher than its written range. [4] The designated range is the set of notes the player should or can achieve while playing. All instruments have a designated range, and all pitched instruments have a playing range.
Mid-nineteenth c. Note the seven finger holes and single thumb hole of the English flageolet. The word flageolet has been used since the sixteenth century to refer to small duct flutes, and the instrument is sometimes designated using general terms such as flautino and flauto piccolo, complicating
The clarinets pitched higher than the C clarinet are frequently taken together as a group, variously known as the "sopranino" or "piccolo" (Shackleton, Lawson), [2] [3] "high" or "little" (Tschaikov), [4] or "small" (Baines, Rice) clarinets. [5] [6] They are known as piccolo in Italian, petite in French, and kleine in German, which are all ...
All modern flutes go down to at least a C, and often to B. The piccolo only goes down to a D, and is therefore shorter than a half-size flute would be, as well as lacking in the foot-joint, and the lowest 3 or 4 notes. Calling the piccolo a "half-size flute" is not unlike calling a ukulele a "quarter-sized guitar".