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:- [[Jean-Luc Picard]] reminisces about his life experience as a [[Kataan natives|Ressikan]]. ({{TNG|Lessons}}) |
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In [[2368]], [[Captain]] Jean-Luc Picard acquired a Ressikan flute through an experience he had related to a [[Ressikan probe|probe]] launched from the dead planet. Picard knew how to play the flute, as all the [[memory|memories]] of a man named [[Kamin]] had been planted in his memory through the probe. Among the memories was the ability to play the flute. ({{TNG|The Inner Light}}) |
In [[2368]], [[Captain]] Jean-Luc Picard acquired a Ressikan flute through an experience he had related to a [[Ressikan probe|probe]] launched from the dead planet. Picard knew how to play the flute, as all the [[memory|memories]] of a man named [[Kamin]] had been planted in his memory through the probe. Among the memories was the ability to play the flute. ({{TNG|The Inner Light}}) |
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+ | Picard considered the flute to be one of his most prized possessions. It represented, to him, an entire lifetime he lived in only 25 [[minute]]s, a life completely different from that aboard the ''Enterprise'', with a [[wife]], [[children]] and even a [[grandson]]. As of [[2379]], Picard kept the flute on his desk in his [[Captain's_Ready_Room|ready room]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}. ({{TNG|Lessons}}; {{film|10}}) |
The [[Picard Mozart trio]] was a musical composition Picard wrote for the Ressikan flute. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}}) |
The [[Picard Mozart trio]] was a musical composition Picard wrote for the Ressikan flute. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}}) |
Revision as of 07:36, 19 June 2011
"When I awoke, all that was left of my life there... was the flute I'd taught myself to play."
- - Jean-Luc Picard reminisces about his life experience as a Ressikan. (TNG: "Lessons")
The Ressikan flute was a small flute made of a tin-like material, native to the village of Ressik on the extinct planet of Kataan.
Kamin's flute
In 2368, Captain Jean-Luc Picard acquired a Ressikan flute through an experience he had related to a probe launched from the dead planet. Picard knew how to play the flute, as all the memories of a man named Kamin had been planted in his memory through the probe. Among the memories was the ability to play the flute. (TNG: "The Inner Light")
Picard considered the flute to be one of his most prized possessions. It represented, to him, an entire lifetime he lived in only 25 minutes, a life completely different from that aboard the Enterprise, with a wife, children and even a grandson. As of 2379, Picard kept the flute on his desk in his ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-E. (TNG: "Lessons"; Star Trek Nemesis)
The Picard Mozart trio was a musical composition Picard wrote for the Ressikan flute. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")
Media
Background
- The music of the Ressikan flute was not played by Patrick Stewart, but by Brice Martin. [1]
- The tune played by Picard in "The Inner Light" was an excerpt from "Scottish Fantasy", originally composed by Max Bruch and re-composed by Jay Chattaway.
- The sound of the flute is closer to a tin whistle, but can be matched fairly well with the higher notes on the piccolo.
- The prop was sold as Lot #537 at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction. The buyer paid $48,000 for the lot, after winning it with a bid of $40,000. Patrick Stewart commented in an interview after with laughter "It doesn't play; it's not a real flute." The catalogue estimate for the lot was 800 to 1200 dollars. [2]
Woodwind instruments |
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Bassoon • Clarinet • Flute • Oboe • Saxophone |
Bagpipes • Tivara • Ressikan flute |