Western concert flute Western concert flute The Western concert flute is a transverse (side-blown) woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, flute player, or (rarely) fluter. This type of flute is used in many ensembles including concert bands, military bands, marching bands, orchestras, flute ensembles, and occasionally jazz bands and big bands. Other flutes in this family include the piccolo, alto flute, and the bass flute. A large repertory of works has been composed for flute. The flute is one of the oldest
Native American flute controversy. Native American names for the flute include: Alternative English-language names include: "American Indian courting flute", "courting flute", "Grandfather's flute", "Indian flute", "love flute", "Native American courting flute", "Native American love flute", "Native American style flute" (see the Indian Arts And Crafts Act), "North American flute", "Plains flute", and "Plains Indian courting flute". Names in other languages include: By convention, English-language uses of the name of the instrument are capitalized as "Native American flute". This is in keeping with the English-language capitalization of other musical instruments that use a cultural name, such as "French horn". The use of abbreviations (e.g.