Piccolo

:This article is about the instrument. For the Dragon Ball character, see Piccolo (Dragon Ball).

Traditional Use

The piccolo, historically with no keys, today with keys but different to those of the classical piccolo, is also used in conjunction with marching drums in traditional formations at the carnival of Basel, Switzerland.

Related Topics:
Marching drum - Carnival - Basel - Switzerland

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The first time a piccolo was used in a symphonic compostion was in Beethoven's symphony No.5 - this work also featured the first symphonic use of a trombone.

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