piccolos
Highest woodwind instruments
Piccolos is the plural of piccolo, a small flute pitched an octave higher than the standard flute.
The piccolo produces the highest notes in an orchestra, its bright, piercing tone cutting through full ensemble passages: The piccolos shrilled above the brass section.
The word comes from Italian for "small."
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- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- octaveEight-note interval
- transposingChanging the order
- keysLock-operating instruments
embouchure · fingering · mouthpiece · headjoint · bore · silver · orchestral · band
Instruments played by blowing
- principalChief school administrator
- tuttiFull ensemble passage
- doublingMultiplying by two
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
conductor · symphony · pit orchestra · military band · marching band · concert band · chair · audition
High-pitched and harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
penetrating · chirping · birdlike · cutting · soaring · silvery · sharp · clear
Portuguese-origin American composer surname
- marchRhythmic group walk
- Stars and StripesAmerican national banner
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- ShostakovichSoviet orchestral composer
Rossini · Vivaldi · concerto · solo · obbligato · cadenza · étude · technique
flute
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- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- octaveEight-note interval
- transposingChanging the order
keys · embouchure · fingering · mouthpiece · headjoint · bore · silver · orchestral · band · conical
woodwinds
Instruments played by blowing
score · conductor · symphony · pit orchestra · military band · marching band · concert band · chair · audition · excerpt
shrill
High-pitched and harsh
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
brilliant · penetrating · chirping · birdlike · cutting · soaring · silvery · sharp · clear · projection
Sousa
Portuguese-origin American composer surname
- marchRhythmic group walk
- Stars and StripesAmerican national banner
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
Rossini · Shostakovich · Vivaldi · concerto · solo · obbligato · cadenza · étude · technique · passage
flutist
Woodwind instrument performer
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- military bandsmarching bands, marching band, brass bands, pipe bands, drum corps
piccoloscontrabassoons
Lowest-pitched orchestral woodwinds
tubas · bass clarinets · bassoons · double basses · bass drums