The sjøfløyte ( no, "sea flute", or kjøpefløyte, byfløyte) is a Norwegian variant of the
recorder
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. This instrument first came to Norway by sea, thus its name, from Continental Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was extensively copied largely from German-made instruments. The name "sea flute" is most common in Numedal, Telemark and Agder. On the west coast they are called "German flute", for its nation of origin. In Gudbrandsdalen, where it is found many 1700 numbers flutes, it is often called the "wooden flute."
Egil Storbekken
Egil Storbekken (25 November 1911 – 19 March 2002) was a Norwegian folk musician, composer and instrument maker. He was born in Tolga, Hedmark
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created his flute based on one found in Gudbrandsdalen.
As a result of the
pietistic movement in Norway during the last half of the 19th century, the popular
Hardanger fiddle
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was declared sinful, and many musicians began playing dance tunes on the flute instead. The sjøfløyte tradition began to die out in the 20th century, but was revived in the 1970s by musicians such as
Per Midtstigen,
Steinar Ofsdal
Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist.
Career
Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...
,
Tellef Kvifte and
Ånon Egeland. Midtstigen and Ofsdal won the 1989
Grammy Award
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for their album ''Sjøfløyte''. Among the former are important sjøfløyte players Knut Juveli and Herleik Stuvstad and sjøfløyte maker Nils Stuvstad.
See also
*
:no:Tussefløyte
External links
Artikkel fra folkedans.no
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Norwegian musical instruments
Fipple flutes