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Flute has a long history and is widely spread

07-09-2024

Flute has a long history and is widely spread
Flute has been circulating for centuries, and its history can even be traced back to ancient Egypt, when it was just a clay pipe with holes in it. By Haydn's time (1732~1809), flute had become a fixed instrument in the symphony orchestra. At the beginning of 19th century, with the key device invented by Theobald Bohm (later used for clarinet, oboe and bassoon, etc.), the flute was finalized. Flute has a soft and clear tone and a wide range: the middle and high notes are as clear as the first sunshine in the morning; The bass area is graceful as the icy moonlight; Moreover, he is good at coloratura, and his playing skills are gorgeous and diverse. He often plays

the main melody in the symphony orchestra and is an important solo instrument. Flute was developed from the European medieval flute in the first half of the 17th century. The flute was once neglected because its skills and treble area were not perfect, and the timbre of the whole range was not uniform. At that time, the flute used "cross fingering". The so-called "cross fingering" is a more complicated fingering method, because the original woodwind instrument lacks finger keys, so the order of finger opening and closing is different from that of modern fingering when playing.