A quartet of these instruments respond to the trumpet's five-note query in Ives' The Unanswered Question. 19th century orchestras used the conical-bore Meyer version of this instrument, which was created as a reaction to a system created by Theobald Boehm. A physical property of platinum lends its name to Varese's work for this instrument titled Density 21.5. Walter Piston wrote a ballet about an "Incredible" player of this instrument, and Vivaldi wrote the concerti La Notte and Il Gardelino for it. Contemporary musicians who play this instrument include Jean Pierre Rampal and James Galway. For 10 points, name this wo
A quartet of these instruments respond to the trumpet's five-note query in Ives' The Unanswered Question. 19th century orchestras used the conical-bore Meyer version of this instrument, which was created as a reaction to a system created by Theobald Boehm. A physical property of platinum lends its name to Varese's work for this instrument titled Density 21.5. Walter Piston wrote a ballet about an "Incredible" player of this instrument, and Vivaldi wrote the concerti La Notte and Il Gardelino for it. Contemporary musicians who play this instrument include Jean Pierre Rampal and James Galway. For 10 points, name this woodwind instrument whose diminutive relative is the piccolo.
A quartet of these instruments respond to the trumpet's five-note query in Ives' The Unanswered Question.
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