General Information
The piccolo is
basically a smaller version of the flute.
It sounds one octave higher than the flute
and extends the woodwind sound to the very top of the musical range.
Notation
Piccolo parts
are written one octave below the actual sounding pitch.
Range
The piccolo has
almost a three octave range. Its lowest note is D5
(an octave plus a Major 2nd above Middle C) and its highest note
happens to also be the highest note on the piano, C8
(four octaves above Middle C).
Note: The piccolo's top two notes, B7
and C8, are very difficult to perform.
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