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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, 6 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
Talukder won over the judges by playing oboe, English horn, flute and piccolo in a nearly 30-minute performance at the Spertus Institute Feinberg Theater in Chicago.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Noun
The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 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
Talukder won over the judges by playing oboe, English horn, flute and piccolo in a nearly 30-minute performance at the Spertus Institute Feinberg Theater in Chicago.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Piccolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piccolo. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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