Fife vs. Piccolo — What's the Difference?

Fife (, Scottish English: [fɐi̯f]; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha, IPA: [fiːvə]; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e.

The piccolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpikkolo]; Italian for "small") is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The modern piccolo has most of the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written.

A small, high-pitched, transverse flute used primarily to accompany drums in a military or marching band.

A small flute pitched an octave above a regular flute.

To play a fife.

Of, relating to, or being a musical instrument considerably smaller than the usual size

To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a fife.

A piccolo piano.

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

To play this instrument.

An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

A waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.

To play on a fife.

A coin-operated gramophone; a jukebox.

A small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.

Designating the highest-pitched or smallest of a family of musical instruments.

A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.

A small upright piano.

An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.

A small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute