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
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute and Peewit give the flutes back to the Smurfs, and after they leave, Peewit starts playing the flute, only to realize (to his horror) that it has no effect on the townsfolk; it is the fake flute he had made! The film is based on "La Flûte à six trous" ("The Flute with Six Holes"), which appeared in the Belgian weekly comic "Spirou" magazine in 1958/59. Subsequent book publications renamed it as "La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs" ("The Flute with Six Smurfs"), which was also the French title of the film. In 2008, a prequel "Les Schtroumpfeurs de flûte" ("The