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The first piccolos used had no keys, as today’s do, and the instrument is sometimes confused with the fife.  The piccolo is used in conjunction with marching drums in traditional formation.

The piccolo was originally made out of wood and was featured in many prominent composers’ works. One of the earliest pieces to use the piccolo was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, only playing during the final (IV) movement. Today, the piccolo can be found made from a range of materials, from plastic (or resin), to silver, to wood. Finely made piccolos often come with a similar variety of options as the flute, such as the split-E mechanism.