Flute: The Orchestra: A User's Manual — Andrew Hugill
“The aim of The Orchestra: A User's Manual is to provide information about the orchestra, orchestration, composition and instruments, for the benefit of anybody with an interest in the subject.”
Piccolo: Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears — Jacobs School of Music
Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears, by Don Freund, site designed by Reid Merzbacher
Piccolo: The Orchestra Up Close — Orchestre Métropolitain
“Only half the size of a regular flute, it is the highest instrument of the entire orchestra, bringing brilliance and vibrancy. It is easy to discern its high timbre even when the orchestra plays “tutti”, meaning everyone together at once.”
Piccolo Flute: Beginner Guide — Music & Arts
“Although the mechanism and fingerings are the same, the piccolo is quite different than the flute and it should be approached as a separate instrument. As the highest voice in the ensemble, the piccolo is often exposed, adding color to the texture and should be played with confidence.”
Piccolo Flute: Encyclopedia Britannica
“Piccolo, (Italian: “small flute”) in full flauto piccolo, highest-pitched woodwind instrument of orchestras and military bands. It is a small transverse (horizontally played) flute of conical or cylindrical bore, fitted with Boehm-system keywork and pitched an octave higher than the ordinary concert flute.”