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A 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 the instrument to vibrate. Most flutes are tubular, but some are globular or other shapes. Some flutes are played by blowing air into a mouthpiece, which directs the air against the edge of a hole elsewhere in the flute. These instruments, known as whistle flutes, include the tubular recorder and the globular ocarina. Other flutes are played by blowing air directly against the edge of the hole.

Some flutes are held vertically and are played by blowing air against the edge of a hole at the end of the flute. These instruments include Japanese bamboo flutes and the panpipe. The panpipe, also known as the syrinx, consists of several vertical flutes of various sizes joined together.

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  • The flute has been popularly used in many types of music and today is used in film, orchestral, band, classical, jazz, rock, folk, experimental music, and various other settings and genres.
  • The flute is considered a woodwind instrument, despite being made of metal and despite the fact that it is the only woodwind instrument that doesn’t use a reed.
  • The flute requires more air than any other instrument, including the tuba.
  • The major Hindu deity Krishna holds a bamboo flute. It has been said that Krishna created the world through the beautiful sound of the flute and that the flute preaches love and freedom.

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  • George Washington, James Madison and Leonardo da Vinci all played the flute.
  • Flutes are considered one of the earliest instruments and date back to Germany over 35,000 years ago.
  • It comes in a variety of sizes and shapes. Flutes can be played horizontally or vertically. They can include a single tube, as with a concert flute or recorder, or multiple tubes, as with an aulos or panpipe. The fingers can press keys or cover open holes or even just the end of the bore. There is variety even within the relatively narrow collection of keyed instruments in a symphony orchestra. There is the concert flute in C major, the piccolo, which plays an octave higher, the alto flute, which plays in G, and the bass flute, an octave below the concert. The first is certainly the most compact, as opposed to the latter, which is much heavier than its cousins with a narrow bore and curved head.
  • It’s the instrument of a king. Frederick the Great of Prussia loved the flute so much that he took his hand to compose music for it, and commissioned other composers (the likes of J.S. Bach, included) to write solo pieces for him to perform to friends and family.

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  • It has a global presence. Flutes of various types are found in nearly every part of the world.
  • It has an inclusive name. The word “flute” is a generic term that covers a variety of instruments with hollow bodies and a tubular air column. If it produces what is called an “edge tone”, meaning the player breathes against the edge of an opening, not into it, it can theoretically be called a flute.
  • For such a small instrument, it takes a lot of power to play. A firm core and powerful lungs are two of the most valuable assets to have as a flute player!

It’s not just an instrument its a feeling- the flute.

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by February 12, 2019 in Knowledge Base

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