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plural piccolos
: a small shrill flute whose range is an octave higher than that of an ordinary flute
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Where the Sea Change version sounds doleful, the new orchestration sounded almost hopeful with strings that glide over the chords and a perky piccolo poking through the musical ceiling.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Band members received new uniforms, new drums and, most recently, new flutes and piccolos, all of it paid for by the district’s budget for the arts.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Image Cheung played in Gleason’s workshop, before leaving Philadelphia to spend time in Seattle and audition for a piccolo seat at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
—James Estrin Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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Noun
At the end, take a bow, and hold the piccolo with the index finger of your hidden hand, which should be poking out the front of your pants zipper.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Where the Sea Change version sounds doleful, the new orchestration sounded almost hopeful with strings that glide over the chords and a perky piccolo poking through the musical ceiling.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Band members received new uniforms, new drums and, most recently, new flutes and piccolos, all of it paid for by the district’s budget for the arts.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Image Cheung played in Gleason’s workshop, before leaving Philadelphia to spend time in Seattle and audition for a piccolo seat at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
—James Estrin Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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“Piccolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piccolo. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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