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So far PioneerLizzo made another first note during a stay in Washington DC on her tour – playing a nearly 200-year-old crystal flute that belonged to a former US president.
The “About Dumb Time” singer and accomplished flutist, he carefully played a delicate woodwind instrument gifted to James Madison in 1813 by French flute maker Claude Laurent.of Library of Congress The flute sat in storage for decades until Lizzo allowed it to be played on stage.
of picture As concertgoers share, Lizzo handled the flute with excitement and delicacy under the close watch of library staff and Capitol police. He said he was “the first to play the flute”.
“Boo, scary,” she replied to the laughter of the audience.
She played a note on her crystal flute, and paused in excitement after the note came out. Video Lizzo Share on social media. She then blew a few more fluttered notes, twisting carefully as she played, similar to her signature. A few seconds later, she hoisted her flute high in the air, triumphant, and carefully returned it to the waiting staff a few feet away.
“B***h, I just played a tweaked James Madison crystal flute from the 1800s,” she said incredulously. “Tonight we just made history!”
Lizzo then thanked the library for “preserving our history” and reminded fans that “history is insanely cool.”
Earlier this week, the Library of Congress invited Lizzo to visit the world’s largest collection of 1,700 flutes. libraryShe first played the flute discreetly before “serenading the employees and several researchers” with “more practical” woodwind instruments, the library said.
Lizzo asked the library if he could play the famous flute during a performance in Washington. The library obliged, but sent the Capitol Police and several other security staff with Flute to ensure Flute’s safety.
Recent Emmy Award Winner She regularly plays the flute during concerts and has experimented with other rare and valuable flutes. include of 18k gold musical instrumentbut she’s partial to named woodwinds sasha flute.
This flute is very rare. Twenty of his flutes by Laurent are kept in the Library of Congress, but it is only one of his two by Crystal. libraryMadison’s custom-made flute included a silver joint engraved with his name.
But the journey to the library’s collection was a circuitous one that took more than 100 years. The flute may have been saved by First Lady Dolly Madison during the 1814 White House fire, the library says. , bequeathed to Washington-based Dr. Cornelius Boyle.
Boyle’s descendants allowed the flute to be exhibited in the National Museum of the United States, a former part of the Smithsonian Institution, in 1903 until Dayton C. Miller, another physician and woodwind enthusiast, purchased the flute. did. He then donated Crystal his flute to the library in 1941 along with his 1,700 instruments.