alto flute

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noun

a large flute pitched a perfect fourth lower than an ordinary flute.

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Origin of alto flute

First recorded in 1930–35

If you drink from a flute, do so from a tulip-shape one to concentrate the notes, Simonetti-Bryan says.
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By the time of the recording session, Brian had become quite agile with the flute and suggested adding it to the song.
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When Cosby looked up, he saw that Sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.
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Dodge was on his way to study the flute in Paris, but he decided to buy the bike, anyway.
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She found an out-of-network doctor in Palo Alto who would do the surgery about a month later.
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The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The flute, a component part of the organ, is one of the most ancient of musical instruments.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
By blowing across this ring a fair but somewhat feeble Flute tone is produced.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The most admirable instruments of this characteristic have been variously compared to a flute or to the female voice.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
We have worked this out for all classes of tone—string, flute and diapason—and the law holds good in every instance.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller