Western concert flute cases C). Modern flutes may have a longer foot joint, a "B-foot", with an extra key to reach B. From high to low, the members of the concert flute family include: 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 lower than the concert flute,
The Magic Flute the music, to Scene 10: The Temple of the Sun" Sarastro announces the sun's triumph over the night, and hails the dawn of a new era of wisdom and brotherhood. Act 1 Act 2 The first recording of "The Magic Flute"s overture was issued around 1901–1903, at the dawn of the recording era, by the Victor Recording Company and played by the Victor Grand Concert Band. The first recording of "The Magic Flute" was of a live performance at the 1937 Salzburg Festival, with Arturo Toscanini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera. The first studio recording of the