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flute

[floot] / flut /






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Cue the synthetic flute chords of “Veridis Quo,” scoring their mutual melancholy.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Dessner and his brother grew up in Cincinnati, where Bryce was playing flute and classical guitar by the time he was 12 or 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The pilot who saved the soldier in spring was a 24-year-old former computer-game developer who goes by the call sign Kratos and plays the flute in between interceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

"We asked patients to select from two calming instrumental pieces - soft flute or piano," says Dr Husain.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Some suggestions: an unaccompanied violin or cello sonata, a flute, oboe, trumpet, or horn concerto, Asaian or native American flute music, classical guitar, bagpipes, steel pan drums, panpipes, or organ.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones