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Flute
The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, flutes are edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist or flutist. Paleolithic flutes with hand-bored holes are the earliest known identifiable musical instruments. 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, indicating a developed musical tradition from the earliest period of modern human presence in Europe.. Citation on p. 248. * While the oldest flutes currently known were found in Europe, Asia also has a long history with the instrument. A playable bone flute discovered in China is dated to about 9,000 years ago. The Americas also had an ancient flute culture, with instruments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobue And Other Flutes-3
The ''shinobue'' (kanji: wiktionary:篠笛, 篠笛; also called ''takebue'' (kanji: wiktionary:竹笛, 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or Fue (flute), fue that has a high-pitched sound. Usage It is found in Hayashi (music), hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music. It is heard in Shinto music such as ''Kagura, kagura-den'' and in traditional Japanese folk songs. Variations There are three styles: ''uta'' (song), ''hayashi'' (festival), and ''doremi''. The uta is tuned to a Japanese variant of the shi'er lü Musical scale, scale, while the temperament of the hayashi vary across regions. The doremi is tuned to the western Musical scale, scale; hence the name. See also *Ryuteki *Bamboo musical instruments External linksRon Korb's Asian Flute Gallery(features description and drawing of the Shinobue and other Japanese flutes) (features articles on making and playing of the Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
