The transverse flute - in classical music usually called simply flute - is, as the name suggests, blown crosswise on the lips; the air flow from the mouth is at right angles to the bore of the instrument. The smaller and higher pitched version is called piccolo, the larger versions alto flute and bass flute. The modern flute, nowadays mostly made of metal, was developed by Theobald Böhm from the traverso (baroque flute) which was mostly made of wood (see below under "history").
A transverse flute consists of a narrow, straight tube with three parts, namely the headjoint with a lip plate, the middle piece with keys which can be moved by the fingers and the foot joint as an extra to play even lower notes. The flute is held sideways to the right when played. The flute has a range of more than 3 octaves.
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