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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 ]
Roberto Fabbriciani (born 13 June 1949 in Arezzo) is an Italian flutist and composer, best known for having invented the hyperbass flute.Since 1976, he has appeared on the recordings of composers Luigi Nono, Claudio Abbado, Luciano Berio, Riccardo Chailly, and Peter Eötvös, among others and has played in the Spanish National Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, and the orchestra of the ...
Roberto Fabbriciani with hyperbass flute. The hyperbass flute is the largest and lowest instrument in the flute family. 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).
An upright bass flute being played by Carla Rees A contra-bass flute. The bass flute is a member of the flute family pitched one octave below the concert flute.The tubing length is twice as long at 146 cm (57 in), which requires a J-shaped head joint to bring the embouchure hole within reach of the player.
The end-blown flute began to be seen in illustration in the 11th century. [11] Transverse flutes entered Europe through Byzantium and were depicted in Greek art about 800 AD. [12] The transverse flute had spread into Europe by way of Germany, and was known as the German flute. [12]
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The subcontrabass flute is a member of the Western concert flute family.With the length of tubing ranging from 4.6 metres (15 ft) (when in G) to 5.5 metres (18 ft) long (when in C), it is the second largest instrument of the family after the hyperbass flute.
Hyperbass flute in C; Each of the above instruments has its own range. The piccolo reads music in C (like the standard flute), but sounds one octave higher. 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 ...