What high-end concert flutes tend to be made of: “Most flutes are made out of silver and gold and some platinum. Any precious metal is a very valuable flute.” ...

History and music collided at Lizzo’s concert when the singer played an incredibly rare, 200-year-old crystal flute made for President James Madison.. It all began when Librarian of Congress ...

History and music collided at Lizzo’s concert when the singer played an incredibly rare, 200-year-old crystal flute made for President James Madison. It all began when Librarian of Congress ...

U.K. hard-rock band Jethro Tull, led by flute god Ian Anderson, infamously beat out Metallica for the first heavy metal Grammy, while R&B/pop star Lizzo has made the instrument chic again.

Chrysalis Records' advertisement congratulating Jethro Tull on winning a 1989 Grammy contained an in-joke, as their label impishly noted that the flute played by frontman Ian Anderson is "a (heavy ...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo. News. Norman's wooden flute brings new life to tradition ...

Another key difference: Unlike metal flutes played in marching bands or orchestras, these flutes are made of wood and have fewer finger holes. They also sound different.