It started out as a hollowed out bone with holes, then was refined into a hollowed out piece of bamboo, then was made with a metal mouthpiece, body, and covered metal keys
The Flute was developed over a long period of time-the MiddleAges! It was developed so the player could have a wider range of melody.
The Flute was developed before written language, so we do not have an exact record. The earliest known flute was found in Slovenia and dates to 41,000 BC. A later flute was discovered in Germany, which dates to only a few thousand years later.
The "modern flute", the one we know and love today was brought in to being in 1830. Theobald Boehm, a German watchmaker and goldsmith and an amateur flutist, developed the modern flute design. However, the flute's earliest probable history dates back to approximately 900 B.C. This early flute, which was reportedly found in China, was called a ch'ie.
The only instrument I know of that was invented originally FOR jazz is the bass flute. According to flute lore, there was once a jazz group that wanted a flute to play notes lower than it was possible, so they invented the bass flute, which is one octave lower than a concert flute. Because of its size, it is very quiet and isn't practical in most jazz settings, and is now used almost exclusively in flute choirs.
The flute and Clarinet share many similarities. The modern clarinets key system was developed in the 1840's by Klose and Buffet from the flutes "Bhoem" key system. Beyond this however, they differ in the method of playing and in finger placement.
Piccolo flute, C flute (^^), alto flute, bass flute, and contra-bass flute!
Theobald Boehm evolved the flute and fingering system we currently use. But no one is sure who made the first flute, as they believe the first one dated back some 43,000 years, and was discovered in Slovenia. With something that old, it's doubtful if we'll ever know much more than we do.\also he invented the flute in 1847the first flute was not really a flute the first one made was a recorder and the recorder just slowly evolved into the flute
I have a flute.
the alto flute
a harmony flute is like a bass flute or an alto flute meanwhile a regular flute is anything other than those types : )
Alto flute has a lower pitch than a normal flute.
Flutes and Piccolos don't use reeds. Also for E.C., an oboe doesn't use a reed either. :)