What is a transverse flute?
The transverse flute, a long, slender musical instrument, is a member of the Woodwind family. It is held horizontally and the flute player produces the sound blowing through the opening in the mouth. Today's sophisticated varieties of transverse flutes have evolved from simple one -piece instruments. They are used in orchestras and marching bands and compositions from Baroque to modern times. Several professional flute players have become famous recording artists. They were brought to Germany through the Byzantine Empire during the Crusades. In Europe, the transverse flute has become known as the German flute or the Allemande flute. Before the introduction of this side flute, recorders were a common tool similar to flute in Western Europe.
The early version of the transverse flute was designed in one piece, usually made of wood. They had open holes over which the musician placed his edges to produce various notes. The holes were placed so that the hands could fit before creating accurate tones. This reduced the usefulness of the flute. This has increased the flexibility of the tool, which allowed for exampleThrowing a wide range of semitones. Boehm flute required the musician to learn a new ringing system and not immediately popular. However, modern transverse flutes are usually produced with this arrangement of the fingering.
Today, these flutes are usually designed in three pieces called head, body and legs. Flutes are often made of silver and nickel, while some professional models are made of gold. Cross flutes can also be constructed from wood, bones or glass. Materials can affect sound quality.
Concert flute is the most famous variation of transverse flutes. Another popular member of the Flute family is Piccolo. Other variations are soprano, alt and bass flutes.
transverse flutes are versatile tools. The composers in the Baroque, classic, romantic and modern periods used the transverse flutes in their arrangements. The Baroque era of Italian composer Vivaldi is particularly known forFlutes. They are often used in orchestras and marching bands and occasionally in jazz and rock groups.
Famous flute transverse players include Jean-Pierre Rampal and Ian Anderson. Jean-Pierre Rampal was recorded by Claude Bollings "Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio, No. 2", which combined classical and jazz music. It was released in 1982 and became extremely popular. Ian Anderson, a member of the rock group Jethro Tull, is known for playing flutes in many songs of the group.