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A fife (/ f aɪ f / FYFE) is a small, high-pitched, transverse aerophone, that is similar to the piccolo. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in fife and drum corps, military units, and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer.
fife, small transverse (side-blown) flute with six finger holes and a narrow cylindrical bore that produces a high pitch and shrill tone. The modern fife, pitched to the A♭ above middle C, is about 15.5 inches (39 cm) long and often has an added E♭ hole covered by a key.
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16 de ago. de 2023 · Last Updated: August 16, 2023. The fife is a wind instrument similar to a flute or piccolo, but without keys and with a higher, shriller sound. Originating in medieval Europe and used traditionally in the military, fifes are still played today in fife and drum corps and for individual enjoyment.
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28 de abr. de 2020 · 143. 9.2K views 4 years ago. Don Heminitz introduces the fife, a small instrument that played a large role in history. Learn how the instrument is played and hear a variety of calls that...
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A fife in C by Ron Peeler modeled (I believe) on an instrument by Valentine Metzler (c.1800). The chart below is borrowed from Complete Music for Fife and Drum by Walter D. Sweet. We show this one because it makes very clear that, in the traditional notation, the note written as d' just below the staff is not the lowest note of the fife but an octave above.
A fife ( / faɪf / FYFE) is a small, high-pitched, transverse aerophone, that is similar to the piccolo. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in fife and drum corps, military units, and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer.
A fife is a woodwind instrument in the transverse flute family, which sounds an octave above the written music and has 6 tone holes (some have 10 or 11 tone holes for added chromatics). [ citation needed ] Most fifes are wood - blackwood, grenadilla, rosewood, mopane, pink-ivory and other dense woods are superior; maple and persimmon ...
