This article is about the instrument in the flute family. For other uses, see Piccolo (disambiguation).
Piccolo
Woodwind instrument
Classification
Woodwind
Wind
Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
421.121.12-71 (Flute-like aerophone with keys)
Playing range
Tessitura of the piccolo is D5–C8. Some have a key for low C5.
Related instruments
Flutes:
Piccolo
Treble
Soprano
C flute
Flûte d'amour
Alto
Bass
Contra-alto
Contrabass
Subcontrabass
Double Contrabass
Hyperbass
The piccolo (/ˈpɪkəloʊ/PIH-kə-loh; Italian for 'small')[1][2] is a half-size 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 fingerings as the standard transverse flute,[3] but the sound it produces is an octave higher. This has given rise to the name ottavino[4] (Italian pronunciation:[ottaˈviːno]), by which the instrument is called in Italian[5] and thus also in scores of Italian composers.
Early 19th-century French piccolo in D♭.
Piccolos are often orchestrated to double the violins or the flutes, adding sparkle and brilliance to the overall sound because of the aforementioned one-octave transposition upwards. The piccolo is a standard member in orchestras, marching bands, and wind ensembles.
^"Transverse flute". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
^Italian substantified adjective (an ellipsis of flauto ottavino, "small flute at the [high] octave") that means "small at the [high] octave". In the past ottavino was not a specific word for the piccolo, as it was also used for other instruments like the small spinet at the octave, spinetta ottavina or simply ottavino.
^"The Names of Instruments and Voices in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish". Yale University Music Library. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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