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The piccolo plays higher than the Flute. All orchestra's have piccolo's and the piccolo can only go so high (same as the flute) so it is not a matter of which orchestra plays the highest because all of them can play at the same pitch range (this also applies for the flute)

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Q: Which orchestra plays the highest flute or piccolo?
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