Members of the western concert flute family or private collections. This distinctive sounding instrument is rarely found at present. A few American publications for flute choir currently include a part for an E (soprano) flute, an instrument pitched a minor third higher than the standard C flute. In these publications, an alternative part is provided either for the C flute or for the piccolo. The standard concert flute is by far the most common member of the flute family. The flute is used in many ensembles including concert bands, orchestras, flute ensembles, occasionally jazz bands and big bands. The instrument is pitched in C and has a
Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family Portrait of a Woman, possibly a member of the Beresteyn family is a 1632 portrait painting by Rembrandt. It shows a woman with an unusually large millstone collar, pendant to "Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family". It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rembrandt created this painting as a pendant to the MET's portrait of a man, probably as a wedding pendant. Only a few pairs of pendant portraits by Rembrandt have survived. This pair came into the