Flute The wood is usually African Blackwood. The standard concert flute is pitched in C and has a range of three octaves starting from middle C or one half step lower when a B foot is attached. This means the concert flute is one of the highest common orchestra and concert band instruments. The piccolo plays an octave higher than the regular treble flute. Lower members of the flute family include the G alto and C bass flutes that are used occasionally, and are pitched a perfect fourth and an octave below the concert flute, respectively. The contrabass, double contrabass, and
The Division Flute Frideric Handel. The Division Flute The Division Flute is a collection of variations over ground basses and their melodies. "The Division Flute" was first published in 1706/1708 by John Walsh, senior and is based on "The Division Violin" by John Playford. Most of the grounds are anonymous folk songs taken from different styles like the French chaconne or the bel-canto style of the Italian music. The word division basically means variation and describes the ornamentation of the melody. In the 17th century, "divisions" became bravura pieces for violinists in England. The virtuosos simply took a common folk song and improvised