The Piccolo (photo) (audio)

The full name for the piccolo is "flauto piccolo", an Italian name which

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means "small flute". The piccolo was invented in the eighteenth century and became used shortly

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thereafter. It is an octave higher than the flute. That, along with the size is perhaps the only difference between a piccolo and a flute. In fact, they are help in much the same way. Beethoven was the first composer to utilize the piccolo is "Symphony #5".