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Scan 57
The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates;, 1910
6 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 9. See the scan on archive.org.
1the method of producing the sound. (See chapter on Flute.)
3Compass.—It is called Octave Flute because its compass lies an octave higher than that of the concert flute, and the music for it is written an octave lower than the real sounds to avoid using so many ledger lines. The piccolo does
5not contain the additional tail-piece with the extra low keys, which give the flute its extended compass. For the reasons of its being called both C and D Octave Flute or Piccolo, see Flute.
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