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The word flute first appeared in the English language during the Middle English period, as floute, [13] flowte, or flo(y)te, [14] possibly from Old French flaute and Old Provençal flaüt, [13] or possibly from Old French fleüte, flaüte, flahute via Middle High German floite or Dutch fluit.
At the age of 21, Date started learning flute from Ajit Soman in his hometown Pune.After a year, he was learning from Hariprasad Chaurasia.When Date turned 25, he had already performed with Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Yashwant Deo, Suresh Wadkar, Ghulam Ali, Trilok Gurtu and other outstanding musicians.
The alto flute is in the key of G, and the low register extends to the G below middle C; its highest note is a high G (4 ledger lines above the treble staff). The bass flute is an octave lower than the concert flute, and the contrabass flute is an octave lower than the bass flute.
The flute is used in many ensembles including concert bands, orchestras, flute ensembles, occasionally jazz bands and big bands. The instrument is pitched in C and has a range of just over three octaves starting from the musical note C 4 (corresponding to middle C on the piano), however, some experienced flautists are able to reach C 8.
Demersseman wrote numerous works for his own instrument, the flute. Probably the best known of his works today is the Solo de Concert, Op. 82 No. 6.This piece, also known as the "Italian Concerto", uses a Neapolitan folk melody in the middle movement and closes with a saltarello.
His new flute was first displayed in 1851 at the London Exhibition. [3] In 1871 Boehm published Die Flöte und das Flötenspiel ("The Flute and Flute-Playing"), a treatise on the acoustical, technical and artistic characteristics of the Boehm system flute. [1] Boehm's experience as a goldsmith was a key factor in his ability to redesign the flute.
duct flute. fipple flute. Svirel. dudka dudka-dvoychatka sopel solpilka pyzhatka: Recorders are fairly rare in medieval art, the pipe (for pipe and tabor) being more common. Possibly began main start in European music in Northern Italy in the 14th century, and was established at the beginning of the 16th century. [67]
To illustrate his article “Android», the Encyclopédie gives an extremely detailed description in 1751, largely taken from the memoir of 1738. [5] The flutist, approximately 1.60 metres (63 in) high, resting on a 1.45 metres (57 in) pedestal hiding the mechanism, was a slightly reduced imitation of the Coysevox faun, dressed in savage clothing.