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plural piccolos
: a small shrill flute whose range is an octave higher than that of an ordinary flute
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Andy Weir can write that an alien scientist from the star 40 Eridani has a tonal language that ranges from things that sound, to the human ear, like the deepest whale calls to the highest notes on a piccolo, and the reader’s mind does all the work to imagine that.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026
Harden switched to the flute in fifth grade, and now plays piccolo.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Both works, with aptly tangy orchestrations, got splendid performances, with particularly fine solos from principals Alexander Kerr (violin), Gregory Raden (clarinet) and James Romeo (piccolo).
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Andy Weir can write that an alien scientist from the star 40 Eridani has a tonal language that ranges from things that sound, to the human ear, like the deepest whale calls to the highest notes on a piccolo, and the reader’s mind does all the work to imagine that.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026
Harden switched to the flute in fifth grade, and now plays piccolo.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Piccolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piccolo. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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