To play, the musician holds the long tube of the flute in both hands and blows across a small hole at one end. The holes can be opened and closed by pressing down different metal keys. The flute ...

Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. History Aside from the human voice, flutes ...

“The Magic Flute” —the final operatic work by Wolfgang ... a ubiquitous piece in operatic history. It premiered just two ...