piccolo
Sign in to saveThe piccolo ( ; ) is a smaller version of the western concert flute 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 fingering as the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher. This has given rise to the name ottavino (), by which the instrument is called in Italian and thus also in scores of Italian composers. thumb|Early 19th-century French piccolo in D.
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The piccolo is a small woodwind instrument that looks like a miniature version of the standard flute and produces notes one octave higher than a regular flute. It uses the same fingering technique as a standard flute, making it accessible to flute players, and is commonly featured in orchestral and band music to add bright, high-pitched sounds to musical compositions.
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Key facts
- Instrument.range
- { \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn \tweak font-size #-2 c'1 ^ \markup "written" d'1 \glissando \ottava #+1 c''1 \ottava #0 \hide r1 \tweak font-size #-2 c1 ^ \markup "sounds" d1 \glissando \ottava #+2 c'''1 } Tessitura of the piccolo is D–C. Some have a key for low C.
- Instrument.related
- Flutes:
- Instrument.name
- Piccolo
- Instrument.image
- Piccolo.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- Piccolo
- Instrument.background
- woodwind
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 421.121.12-71
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Flute-like aerophone with keys
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{ \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn \tweak font-size #-2 c'1 ^ \markup "written" d'1 \glissando \ottava #+1 c''1 \ottava #0 \hide r1 \tweak font-size #-2 c1 ^ \markup "sounds" d1 \glissando \ottava #+2 c1 } Tessitura of the piccolo is D–C. Some have a key for low C. | related = Flutes: }}