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( Top to bottom ) Contemporary Western flute , bass flute , and eight - keyed conical flute ; ( bottom ) in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London By courtesy of ( top centre ) Conn Corporation Oak Brook II ( bottom ) the Victoria and ...
( Top to bottom ) Contemporary Western flute , bass flute , and eight - keyed conical flute ; ( bottom ) in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London By courtesy of ( top centre ) Conn Corporation Oak Brook II ( bottom ) the Victoria and ...
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... flute . The characteristic flute of Western music is the transverse flute held sideways to the right of the player . Known in Greece and Etruria by the 2nd century BC , it is next recorded in India , then China and Japan , where it ...
... flute . The characteristic flute of Western music is the transverse flute held sideways to the right of the player . Known in Greece and Etruria by the 2nd century BC , it is next recorded in India , then China and Japan , where it ...
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... flute and or- chestra ( 1918 ) , written for Georges Barrère . Other works include the dance dramas Sho - Jo ( 1917 ) , built on Japanese melodies , and The Kairn of Koridwen ( 1917 ) , for piano , celesta , flute , clarinets , horns ...
... flute and or- chestra ( 1918 ) , written for Georges Barrère . Other works include the dance dramas Sho - Jo ( 1917 ) , built on Japanese melodies , and The Kairn of Koridwen ( 1917 ) , for piano , celesta , flute , clarinets , horns ...
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