The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument Pan flute - Transverse flute - Irish flute - Alto flute. 28 Mar - 6 min - Uploaded by Utah Symphony Utah Symphony. Utah Symphony Principal Flute Mercedes Smith talks about her studies and. 7 Aug - 7 min - Uploaded by Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) In this film, Samuel Coles introduces his instrument.
Transverse flutes made out of animal bones were used in Europe in the Paleolithic era. These instruments can certainly be regarded as the ancestor of the flute. This month's spotlight instrument is particularly important to me; I played the flute for ten years as an adolescent and continue to have a soft spot. The Kingma Flutes Company originated in Holland in the early 's, shortly Pursuing two master's degrees in flute performance and transdisciplinary art at.
The flute is made in the form of an open cylindrical air column about 66 cm long. Its fundamental pitch is middle C (C4) and it has a range of about three octaves. This book tells the story of the flute in the musical life of Europe and North America from the twelfth century to the present day. It is the first history to illustrate the. FluteBackgroundA flute is a musical instrument that produces sound when a stream of air is directed against the edge of a hole, causing the air within the body of.