Piccolo is the woodwind instrument with the highest range and one of the instruments with the highest range in the symphony orchestra. It contains three octaves. Sharp timbre stands out in the band. Beethoven used piccolo in the fourth movement of the Fifth Symphony, which made the whole band more brilliant, powerful and loud. The following is a piece of music before the end, in which the sharp scale of the sound rises, and the composer who plays piccolo often imitates the singing of birds with piccolo.

Musical Instrument Name: Piccolo

Musical instrument tone: c key.

Apply clef: high clef, keeping octaves down.

Scope of application: two groups of small characters C- five groups of small characters C.

Material: common type: seamless nickel-silver tube.

Professional type: hard real silver.

Musical instrument features: the range is one octave higher than the flute, which can reach the highest limit of the band. The timbre is sharp and transparent, and the homophonic area is not as full as the flute. It is a decorative instrument, rarely solo. It is used in orchestras and military bands.

Timbre characteristics: The timbre of piccolo is the same as that of flute, but the sound is much sharper, which is suitable for playing music such as sword dance.

Others: Moderate and prudent use can make music louder, more powerful and more brilliant.

Piccolo is a variant instrument of flute, which has the highest range in the symphony orchestra and is usually played by the second flute player. Because the timbre is sharp, penetrating, temperate and steady, the music of the whole band can be louder, more powerful and more brilliant. It is often used to express victory and triumph, dance enthusiastically or describe the howling wind in a storm.

Piccolo is in the key of C, with a range of D2-C5. The notation is the same as flute, but the actual pronunciation is eight degrees higher, which is the highest instrument among all wind instruments. The timbre is sharp, bright and penetrating. On the orchestration, no matter how big the band is, it is enough to expand the range and increase the depth ability. Especially important for brass bands. Often used in jubilant and warm scenes. In the victorious March of the last movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, it is used to increase the spirit of holding one's head high and going forward bravely. In the fourth movement of his Sixth Symphony, piccolo is used to describe the scene of lightning and thunder. □. п. In the symphonic poem "Night on a Barren Mountain", Musorgskiy used it to describe the gloomy and mournful cry of demons dancing around.

Solos for piccolo include four concertos by Vivaldi.