Members of the western concert flute family Members of the western concert flute family The western concert flute family has a wide range of instruments. The piccolo is the highest-pitched member of the flute family, with a range an octave above that of the concert flute. It is usually the highest-pitched instrument within orchestras and bands. The piccolo has a stereotype for being difficult to play in tune; its small size makes it difficult to construct an evenly tuned scale. The treble flute is pitched in the key of G, a fifth above the concert flute. The instrument is rare today, only occasionally found in flute choirs
Bass flute the first verse on bass flute, the second on alto, and the third on soprano. In electronic music, Jack Dangers has sometimes used bass flute as the leader of the Meat Beat Manifesto. A bass flute is heard throughout George Bruns' score for "The Jungle Book" and the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Perhaps the best-known work to feature the bass flute is the album "Wave" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Bass flute The bass flute is the tenor member of the flute family. It is in the key of C, pitched one octave below the concert flute. Because of