Description | A fife /ˈfaɪf/ is a small, high-pitched, transverse aerophone, that is similar to the piccolo. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in Fife & Drum Corps, military units and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer. The word fife comes from the German Pfeife, or pipe, which comes from the Latin word pipare. |
On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_(instrument) |
Parent instrument | Wind Instrument |
Title | Subname | Composer | Catalogue | Key | Year | Type |
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La Rencontre imprévue | Christoph Willibald Gluck | wotg 1a.32 | Opera |