Definition of piccolo
: smaller than ordinary size
- a piccolo banjo
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Origin and Etymology of piccolo
Italian, small
Definition of piccolo
plural piccolos
: a small shrill flute whose range is an octave higher than that of an ordinary flute
Recent Examples of piccolo from the Web
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Dazzling solos dot these tracks—especially from Messrs. Valera and Apfelbaum, and from Michael Thomas, who plays saxophones and piccolo—yet these are all concise, and tightly wrapped in compositional context.
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The singularity of Hampton’s instrumentation — which included tuba, flute and piccolo — gave the piece symphonic grandeur, even as it was predicated on jazz-swing rhythm.
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Musicians in the group actually play a range of instruments in the flute family, including the piccolo as well as the alto, bass and the C-flute.
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And hardcore records in the 90s have piccolo snares.
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The kid standing by your locker with a piccolo while the jocks and hipsters grab all the dates and glory.
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Coming next month is the label's first CD, Chimeric Stoned Horn, a blast of music for piccolo trumpet and modular synthesizer by artistic polymath and former Chicagoan Rob Mazurek.
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Richter is an active flute and piccolo player in the Milwaukee and Chicago areas.
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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra sounded sublime in this music, particularly the birdcatcher’s first appearance to the magical piccolo of Joan Voorhees.
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Origin and Etymology of piccolo
Italian, short for piccolo flauto small flute
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Definition of piccolo for English Language Learners
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: a musical instrument that looks like a small flute and plays very high notes
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Definition of piccolo for Students
plural piccolos
: a high-pitched instrument resembling a small flute
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