Flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other wind instruments, a flute produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge, instead of using a reed. Flute sounds are typically open and hollow as a result of relatively weak upper partials. As a result, flute tones are sweet in character and blend well with other instruments. The flute's timbre, pitch and attack are flexible, allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
In ancient origin, wind instrument formerly made of wood but now of silver and other metals. The word flute was used indiscriminately to denote both types during medieval times, but in the baroque period flute or flauto specifically meant the end-blown recorder. The modern flute is descended from the German (transverse) flute. Whereas today it is cylindrical in bore, stopped at one end, until the early 19th century it was conical. The player's breath sets in vibration the column of air inside the tube. Acoustically, the tube acts as an open one; the mouth-hole serves to prevent its acting as stopped and thus sounding an octave lower. The body orginally had one thumb-hole and from four to eight finger-holes. The first key was added in 1677, the second in 1726 by Quantz, flute teacher of Frederick the Great. The great flute virtuoso of the Bavarian Court Orchestra, Theobald Boehm, used an eight key flute, but revolutionized the instrument in 1832 with his 'ring key' system.
In 1847, he produced a fifteen hole metal instrument with 23 keys and levers.
In ancient origin, wind instrument formerly made of wood but now of silver and other metals. The word flute was used indiscriminately to denote both types during medieval times, but in the baroque period flute or flauto specifically meant the end-blown recorder. The modern flute is descended from the German (transverse) flute. Whereas today it is cylindrical in bore, stopped at one end, until the early 19th century it was conical. The player's breath sets in vibration the column of air inside the tube. Acoustically, the tube acts as an open one; the mouth-hole serves to prevent its acting as stopped and thus sounding an octave lower. The body orginally had one thumb-hole and from four to eight finger-holes. The first key was added in 1677, the second in 1726 by Quantz, flute teacher of Frederick the Great. The great flute virtuoso of the Bavarian Court Orchestra, Theobald Boehm, used an eight key flute, but revolutionized the instrument in 1832 with his 'ring key' system.
In 1847, he produced a fifteen hole metal instrument with 23 keys and levers.
- From the Oxford Dictionary of Music –
4 comments:
I really like flute and would like to learn flute. But it's too expensive nowadays to learn an instrument.
wo, thanks for your visit. Yup, it's true that it costs alot to learn an instrument. I don't like the word "regret", so when it's allowed and time is ok, I would pick my interest and learn. Go and search, there still have lots training that we can afford. ^^
Thanks for your encouragement. Actually, there's a lot of things I would like to pick up. Flute is one of them. Some Chinese instruments are also my interest.
wood, just pick one you like most and presistently learn for long. it will be your life interest. don't be too "flower heart", otherwise you have "lots of knives but non of them can work well. haha.....
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