#crystal flute

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Conservatives Very Offended by Lizzo Twerking With Slave Owner's Crystal Flute

The classically trained singer played James Madison's 200-year-old instrument without pants on, deeply upsetting some white men online.

Lizzo Goes to the Library. (And makes history cool.)

Pretty good discussion of the absurdity of their objections.

The video of her playing it in the Library of Congress is actually more impressive than at the show. She's crazy-talented, notes crisp and not overly breathy. Crystal both adds and detracts from an instrument. For reasons mostly related to the odd interior shape of my mouth, I had (and still have) a crystal mouthpiece for my clarinet. The problem with crystal is that it can make something sound cold, for lack of a better term, even if the rest of the instrument is wood. This flute didn't sound cold in her hands. I'd love to hear a longer piece from her on it.

WaPo had an article that went into how she got to play it with interesting details.

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the fact that lizzo's last name is Jefferson means there's a nonzero possibility that one of the founding fathers enslaved her ancestors. which means the gesture of her playing a founding slaver's flute fucks even harder. absolutely iconic

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Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the

"The superstar singer, rapper and classically trained flutist took a quick but momentous break from the setlist of "The Special Tour" to play a crystal flute that was owned by former President James Madison and loaned to her by the Library of Congress.

A French fluter made the ornate instrument in 1813 specifically for Madison in honor of his second inauguration, according to the Library of Congress.

The flute is among the more than 1,800 flutes that now live in the Library of Congress, which has the largest such collection in the world

She thanked the Library of Congress for "preserving our history and making history freaking cool.""

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NPR: Lizzo plays James Madison's crystal flute onstage during D.C. concert

Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the

From one flautist to another, great work. Haters sounding tone deaf and tired.

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Lizzo Plays Crystal Flute Owned By President James Madison - Living World

Lizzo made history on Tuesday during her concert in Washington DC by becoming the primary person to play the 200-year-old crystal flute once