piccolo
ピッコロ
解説 Definition
piccolo は、フルートより小さく、非常に高い音を出す木管楽器を指す名詞です。オーケストラや吹奏楽で使われ、明るく鋭い音色が特徴です。
A piccolo is a small, high-pitched woodwind instrument related to the flute. It is commonly used in orchestras and concert bands, where its bright, penetrating tone can be heard clearly above many other instruments.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
イタリア語 piccolo「小さい」が、そのまま普通のフルートより小さい楽器名になったと覚えます。小型なので音域は高く、オーケストラの上に明るく鋭い音が抜けます。play the piccolo や switch from flute to piccolo の組み合わせで、flute との大きさ・音域の差を結び付けましょう。
Piccolo means “small” in Italian, and the instrument is essentially a smaller relative of the concert flute. Its reduced size goes with a much higher range, so picture its bright, penetrating melody sounding above a full orchestra. Learn the natural combinations “play the piccolo” and “switch from flute to piccolo.” The physical contrast is the key memory link: both instruments are held and played in similar ways, but the piccolo is shorter and sounds an octave higher than the corresponding written flute notes. This real size-and-pitch relationship makes the Italian name easy to retain.
例文
The piccolo played a bright melody above the orchestra.
ピッコロはオーケストラの上に明るい旋律を響かせた。
She switched from flute to piccolo for the final section.
彼女は最後の部分でフルートからピッコロに持ち替えた。
The sound of the piccolo can be heard clearly even in a large hall.
ピッコロの音は大きなホールでもはっきり聞こえる。
piccolo の類義語・関連語
piccolo の語源・成り立ち Etymology
piccolo はイタリア語でそのまま「小さい」を意味する語。普通のフルートより小さく高い音を出す楽器に使われたので、名前自体が「小型版」を表している。関連語は piccolino、piccola。
English borrowed piccolo from Italian, where piccolo means “small” or “little.” The instrument was originally called flauto piccolo, literally “small flute,” and the shortened adjective became the instrument’s name. This naming reflects its construction as a smaller member of the flute family and its characteristically high register. The related Italian forms piccola and piccolino show the same basic idea of smallness, though they are not standard English names for this instrument.
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