Flute Development

Question 1

What were flutes first made out of?

Answer 1

Wood and the worlds oldest flute was made out of a bear bone

Question 2

How did Boehm influence how flutes are made?

Answer 2

He introduced a key system for the flute in 1847. This gave flute players a greater range and allowed them to play easier

Question 3

When was the first key added to flutes and what is this flute called?

Answer 3

In the latter half of the seventeenth century flutes were made with a conical body and a single key attached to it. For the first time flutes could virtually play all semitones. This was called the baroque flute.

Question 4

What did the term flute describe in and before the Renaissance period?

Answer 4

The term flute was originally applied to both pipe instruments held sideways and vertically. Recorders were commonly called flutes especially in the baroque period.