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Flaute piccolo
Flauto Flau"to, n. [It.] A flute. Flaute piccolo[It., little flute], an octave flute. Flauto traverso[It., transverse flute], the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old fl[^u]te a bec, with a mouth piece at the end.
piccolo
Octave Oc"tave, n. [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus eighth, fr. octo eight. See Eight, and cf. Octavo, Utas.] 1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival. ``The octaves of Easter.' --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Mus.) (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. (b) The whole diatonic scale itself. Note: The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones. 3. (Poet.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines. With mournful melody it continued this octave. --Sir P. Sidney. Double octave. (Mus.) See under Double. Octave flute (Mus.), a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called also piccolo. See Piccolo. 4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.
Piccolo
Piccolo Pic"co*lo, n. [It., small.] 1. (Mus.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute. 2. (Mus.) A small upright piano. 3. (Mus.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.

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- Look up picco in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Picco is an Italian word and surname meaning "summit" or "peak", it may refer to: At least two mountains...
- Stadio Alberto Picco is the main football stadium in La Spezia, Italy. Since 1919, it has been the home ground of Spezia Calcio. The stadium holds 11...
- Giandomenico Picco (8 October 1948 – 10 March 2024), also known as Gianni Picco, was an Italian diplomat and United Nations ****istant Secretary-General...
- Picco is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Costanzo Picco (1917–2009), Italian military officer and skier Ed Picco (born 1961), Canadian...
- Picco is a 2010 German psychological horror crime film directed by Philip Koch. "Picco" delves into the challenging life of Jakob, a troubled teenager...
- Leonello Picco (1876–1921) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Hemiptera. His main work was Contributo allo studio della fauna...
- Isabelle F. Picco (born 1962) is a Monegasque diplomat, peace activist and lawyer. Since September 2009, she has been the permanent representative of...
- Franco Picco (born 4 October 1955) is an Italian former professional rally raid motorcyclist. He has placed three-times on the podium at the Dakar Rally...
- Maria Angela Picco (8 November 1867 – 7 September 1921) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Little Daughters of the Sacred Hearts...
- piccolo, and is sometimes spelled zufolo.[citation needed] Known as the Picco pipe and marketed as a toy until early in the 20th century, the instrument...