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Almpfeiferl
The Almpfeiferl or Brucker Almpfeiferl is an Austrian folk instrument from the fipple family, descended from the baroque Recorder (musical instrument), recorder, to which it is similar in design and playing style. The instrument has six finger holes, differentiating from traditional European flutes by the number and arrangement of the finger holes (not including flags closed when not in use). The holes are arranged with four on the front side of the instrument, and two one the back side. They tended to have a high pitch, around Helmholtz pitch notation, c'' (Scientific pitch notation, C6). History The Almpfeiferl first appeared in the late 19th century, and was used both indoors and outdoors for dances, in conjunction with the violin, double bass, and Steirische Harmonika. It was sometimes accompanied by a guitar during up to Interwar period, the interwar period. The instrument is also known as the ''Brucker Almpfeiferl'', after Bruck an der Mur in Upper Styria. The instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flutes With Internal Ducts
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with Reed (instrument), reeds, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist or flutist. Flutes are the paleolithic flutes, earliest known identifiable musical instruments, as paleolithic examples with hand-bored holes have been found. A number of flutes dating to about 53,000 to 45,000 years ago have been found in the Swabian Jura region of present-day Germany. These flutes demonstrate that a developed musical tradition existed from the earliest period of modern human presence in Europe.. Citation on p. 248. * While the oldest flutes currently known were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
