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
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