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Flute Piccolo
Flute Piccolo
Flute Piccolo

Flute Piccolo

Manufacturer / Maker unidentified
Dateca. 1890
Mediumwood, brass
Dimensions17 × 5/8 in. (43.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Sara Louise Cook via the Albuquerque Historical Society
Object numberPC1967.1.435
DescriptionThis wood, black piccolo flute features six finger holes and includes small brass sections on either side. Initially created for military bands to make parts of the flute more distinguished, the piccolo gained popularity during the eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century and was typically used in orchestras and military bands, contributing to the musical groups with its high-pitched sound.
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Terms
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    William Whiteley Of Utica, New York
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    Paul Dupre Conservatoire
    ca. 1920
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    unidentified
    ca. 1890
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    Penitentes (Hispanic New Mexico)
    ca. 1850
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    ca. 1850
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    unidentified
    1800
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    unidentified
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    unidentified
    1850
    Slide Saxophone
    Reiffel & Husted Silversmiths
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