Piccolo

The Piccolo, or octave flute, is a member of the transverse flute family. It is the highest-pitched wind instrument in the orchestra. Its range (an octave above that of the concert flute) reaches far higher than the human voice.

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In the Classical period (the second half of the 18th century) the orchestral piccolo was used to imitate sounds of nature, such as birdsongs or storms and for special effects. In the Romantic period (19th century) it became an established part of the woodwind section of the orchestra.

ARTICULATION GROUP    
01 SHORT + LONG NOTES Staccato
Portato short
Sustained with normal and progressive vibrato
Portato medium with and without vibrato
Portato long with vibrato
Sustained with vibrato, var. 2
02 DYNAMICS pfp with vibrato, 6 sec.
fpf with vibrato, 5 sec.
Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato
Strong crescendo and diminuendo with vibrato 2, 3, and 5 sec.
Strong crescendo and diminuendo without vibrato, 1.5, 2, 3, and 4 sec.
Sforzato with vibrato, var. 2 and 3
03 FLATTER + TRILLS Flutter tonguing
Trills, minor and major 2nd
Trills, minor and major 3rd, 4th
10 PERF INTERVAL Legato Lyric legato
Marcato
11 PERF INTERVAL FAST Legato Marcato
12 PERF TRILL   Trills, legato, minor 2nd to major 3rd
13 PERF REPETITION Legato slow
Portato fast
Staccato
Legato medium and fast
Portato slow and medium
14 FAST REPETITION   Staccato, 9 repetitions, 150–180, 200, and 220 BPM
15 GRACE NOTES   Grace notes
Minor 2nd to octave
Up and down
16 SCALE RUNS   Octave runs
Legato, major and minor from C to B key
Chromatic and whole tone
Up and down
17 ARPEGGIOS   Arpeggios
Legato and staccato
Diminished, major and minor from C to B key
Up and down
2 speeds for all
18 MORDENTS   Mordents, var. 1–6
98 RESOURCES   Single layer long notes (p, mf, f)
Interval performances: Legato with sustain crossfading

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System Requirements

  • Windows 8.1 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
  • macOS 10.14 (latest update), Intel Core i3
  • 7200 rpm hard drive for the sample content
  • 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • iLok Account and iLok License Manager software for activation in the cloud or on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key

Recommended

  • Windows 10/11 (latest updates, 64-bit), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
  • macOS 11 (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
  • 8 GB RAM
  • SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted) for the sample content
  • AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
  • 88 key master keyboard

Hard Drive Space Requirements

  • 2 GB