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Another type of subcontrabass flute is in C (an octave below the contrabass flute) and is commonly known as the double contrabass flute or octobass flute. [2] [3] The subcontrabass flute is rarely used outside of flute ensembles. At present, the subcontrabass flute is only available as custom order from specialty makers such as Eva Kingma or ...
It is pitched in C, four octaves below the concert flute (and three octaves below the bass flute, two octaves below the contrabass flute, and one octave below the double contrabass flute). It is made of PVC and wood, its tubing is over 8 metres (26 ft) in length and its lowest note is C 0 (16 Hz), below what is generally considered the range of ...
The contrabass flute is one of the rarer members of the flute family. Typically seen in flute ensembles, it is sometimes also used in solo and chamber music situations.Its range is similar to the regular concert flute, except it is pitched two octaves lower; the lowest performable note is two octaves below middle C (the lowest C on the cello).
Flute: D ♭ piccolo: D ♭ 5: Piccolo: C 5: Treble flute: G 4: F soprano flute: F 4: Soprano flute: E ♭ 4: D ♭ Flute D ♭ 4: B ♭ flûte d'amour: B ♭ 3: A flûte d'amour A 3: Alto flute: G 3: Bass flute: C 3: Contra-alto flute G 2: Contrabass flute C 2: Subcontrabass flute G 1: F subcontrabass flute F 1: Double contrabass flute C 1 ...
The contra-alto flute is a large member of the flute family, pitched between the bass and the contrabass. It is a transposing instrument either in G (a perfect fourth below the bass and one octave below the alto ) or in F (a perfect fifth below the bass and a major ninth below the alto).
The instrument's sounding range is from C 3 (or B 2 if a B Foot Joint), one octave below middle C, to C 6, two octaves above middle C. Bass flute music sounds an octave lower than it is written, which is the typical concert flute range (C 4 to C 7). Notes written above A 6 are not often used as they are difficult to produce and have inferior ...
The hyperbass flute is conceptually the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the flute family, although it is extremely rare. It first appeared at the turn of the 21st century, and only two are known to exist. [ 1 ]
Sub-bass flute may refer to: Contrabass flute; Subcontrabass flute This page was last edited on 13 May ...