piccolo

/'pikəlou/

Thân thiện

A musician plays a cheerful tune on the piccolo in the orchestra.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, high-pitched flute: A musical instrument of the woodwind family, similar to a standard flute but roughly half its size. It is pitched one octave higher than the concert flute, producing a bright, penetrating sound.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The marching band's sound was led by the piercing notes of the piccolo.
  • She practiced the piccolo part for the orchestral piece.
  • The piccolo solo in the symphony was beautifully executed.

Advanced Usage

• "Piccolo player": A musician who specializes in playing the piccolo.
  • She is the principal piccolo player in the city's philharmonic orchestra.

Variants and Related Words

• Piccoloist (noun): A less common term for a piccolo player.
• Flute (noun): The standard, larger instrument from which the piccolo is derived.

Synonyms

• Small flute: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Ottavino (noun): The Italian name for the piccolo, sometimes used in musical terminology.

Related Phrases

• Piccolo trumpet: A separate brass instrument, a small trumpet pitched higher than the standard B♭ trumpet. (Note: This is a distinct instrument that shares the "piccolo" descriptor due to its small size and high pitch, but it is not a variant of the flute-family piccolo).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute