Explore: Alto Flute

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-most

orchestras, flute ensembles, and occasionally jazz combos and big bands. Other flutes in this family include the piccolo, the alto flute, and the bass flute. A

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

subcontrabass flutes are members of the Western concert flute family. Built in two sizes, the instrument in G or F, also known as the double contra-alto flute, has

"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

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

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

size between the modern C concert flute and the alto flute in G. It is 100–205 mm (4–8 in) longer than the concert flute and plays either a major second

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1, for alto flute, piano, violin, and cello (1960) Durations 2, for cello and piano (1960) Piece for Seven Instruments, for flute, alto flute, trumpet