The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, pitched below the standard C flute and the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third...
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The contra-alto flute is a large member of the flute family, pitched between the bass and the contrabass. It is a transposing instrument either in G (a...
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orchestras, flute ensembles, and occasionally jazz bands and big bands. Other flutes in this family include the piccolo, the alto flute, and the bass flute. A...
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and flute choirs. The "bass flute in F" produced by Kotato & Fukushima is a contra-alto flute. Prior to the mid-20th century, the term "bass flute" was...
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hyperbass flute. Subcontrabass flutes are made either in the key of G (pitched a fourth below the contrabass flute in C and two octaves below the alto flute in...
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C concert flute and the alto flute in G. It is the mezzo-soprano member of the flute family. It is sometimes referred to as a tenor flute. The range...
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"contrabass flute in G," or a contra-alto flute technically, as it is pitched a fourth below the bass flute and an octave lower than the alto flute. Another...
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List of woodwind instruments (section Flutes)
Western concert flute Fife Alto flute Bass flute Contra-alto flute Contrabass flute Subcontrabass flute Double contrabass flute Hyperbass flute Bansuri (India)...
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D♭ piccolo, E♭ soprano flute (Keyed a minor 3rd above the standard C flute), F alto flute, and B♭ bass flute. The bamboo flute is an important instrument...
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concert flute is commonly used in jazz playing; other members of the same family are used, such as the alto flute in G. Ethnic and other flutes, such as...
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