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One of the key factors that contribute to the flute’s classification as a woodwind instrument is its acoustical behavior. Woodwind instruments, in a broad sense, are defined by the method through which sound is produced: by vibrating air within a tube.
The fact that flutes do not employ a reed may lead you to believe that they are not a member of the family of wind instruments that are classified as woodwinds. Despite this, flutes nevertheless operate according to an acoustic theory that is analogous to the idea of a reed.
A flute is considered a transverse-style instrument because the player holds it to the side and blows air across the sound hole, not directly into it, as with a recorder. The most common type is the concert flute, which features a three-octave range, with middle C usually its lowest note.
The transverse flutes that were played in Europe in the Middle Ages, the closest predecessors to the modern flute, were primarily made of wood, and this tradition carried well into the Baroque and Classical periods. Flutes did not begin to be made from metal until Theobald Boehm invented the Boehm flute in 1847.
Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed instruments (otherwise called reed pipes).
The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, flutes are edge-blown aerophones. [1]
Flute. The flute is the oldest of all instruments that produce pitched sounds (not just rhythms), and was originally made from wood, stone, clay or hollow reeds like bamboo. Modern flutes are made of silver, gold or platinum; there are generally 2 to 4 flutes in an orchestra.
A flute is a woodwind instrument made from a tube with a series of holes. Unlike the clarinet or the oboe, it’s a reedless instrument, which produces sound from the flow of air across an opening.
The members of the flute family are the only wind instruments that do not use a reed or buzzing lips to initiate their sound. Air is directed from the lips free of a mouthpiece. The only resistance to the airflow is the player’s embouchure, allowing the tongue and mouth to be uniquely unencumbered.
Flutes. The Western flute player – or flautist – holds the instrument horizontally and blows a stream of air across a sharp-edged hole at the top of the instrument. This splits the airstream, causing the air column in the flute’s hollow tube to vibrate and produce sound.