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Bangdi

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Dizi (instrument).

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While the bangdi (pitched in the same range as western piccolo) and qudi (pitched a fourth or fifth lower than the bangdi) are the most prevalent, other dizi include the xiaodi/gaoyindi (pitched a fourth or fifth higher than the bangdi), the dadi/diyindi (pitched a fourth or fifth lower than qudi), and the deidi/diyindadi (pitched an octave lower than qudi.)