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 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