Bamboo flute
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Flutes made of bamboo
are found in many musical traditions.
Some bamboo flutes include:
Bamboo
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are found in many musical traditions.
Some bamboo flutes include:
| Flute | Country of Origin |
|---|---|
| Atenteben Atenteben The atenteben is a bamboo flute from Ghana. It is played vertically, like the European recorder, and, like the recorder, can be played diatonically as well as chromatically. Although originally used as a traditional instrument , beginning in the 20th century it has also been used in contemporary... | (Ghana) |
| Bashi | (Bangladesh) |
| Bansuri Bansuri The bansuri is a transverse alto flute of Bangladesh, India and Nepal made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha, and is... | (India) |
| Chi | (China) |
| Dizi | (China) |
| Daegeum Daegeum The daegeum is a large bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre... | (Korea) |
| Dangjeok Dangjeok The dangjeok is a small transverse bamboo flute used in the traditional music of Korea. It is of Chinese origin, and is slightly smaller than the junggeum. Its name literally means "Tang transverse bamboo flute."-External links:**... | (Korea) |
| Danso Danso The danso is a Korean notched, end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in Korean folk music. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but in the 20th century it has also been made of plastic.... | (Korea) |
| Dongdi | (China) |
| Hocchiku Hocchiku , sometimes romanized as hocchiku or hochiku, is a Japanese end-blown flute , crafted from root sections of bamboo. After cleaning and sanding, the heavy root end of the bamboo stalk reveals many small circular knots where the roots formerly joined the stalk... | (Japan) |
| Jeok | (Korea) |
| Ji Ji JI or Ji or ji may refer to:*-ji A suffix or postposition used with name or title to show respect in the Indian subcontinent* Ji , a Chinese surname used by kings in the Zhou Dynasty* Ji , from Zhou Dynasty, etc... | (Korea) |
| Junggeum Junggeum The junggeum is a medium-sized bamboo transverse flute formerly used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger daegeum, it does not have a buzzing membrane... | (Korea) |
| Kagurabue Kagurabue The is a six or seven-hole transverse flute used to support Japanese kagura performance.... | (Japan) |
| Khene Khene The khene is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown, creating a sound similar to that of the violin... | (Laos) |
| Khloy Khloy A khloy is an ancient traditional bamboo flute from Cambodia and more specifically the Khmer people. The khloy and other similar bamboo flutes can be found throughout Asia, due to bamboo’s abundance in the region. The khloy is a duct flute, about 15 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, with 8 or 9... | (Cambodia) |
Khlui Khlui The khlui is a vertical duct flute from Thailand. It is generally made of bamboo, though instruments are also made from hardwood or plastic... | (Thailand) |
| Komabue Komabue The is a transverse fue that is used in traditional Japanese court music.- Construction :The komabue is typically constructed from bamboo. It is a transverse flute with six finger-holes. It is 36 cm, shorter than the ryuteki flute.... | (Japan) |
| Koudi Koudi The koudi is a very small Chinese flute made from bamboo. It was invented in 1971 by the late dizi master Yu Xunfa .-Overview:The instrument comes in two sizes... | (China) |
| Native American flute Native American flute The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. The instrument was originally very personal; its music was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. Now it... | (United States and Canada) |
| Nohkan Nohkan The is a high pitched, Japanese bamboo transverse flute or . It is commonly used in traditional Imperial Noh and Kabuki theatre. The nohkan flute was created by Kan'ami and his son Zeami in the 15th century, during the time when the two were transforming the Noh theatre forms Dengaku and... | (Japan) |
| Ohe Hano Ihu | (Polynesia) |
| Paixiao Paixiao The paixiao is an ancient Chinese wind instrument, a form of pan pipes. It is no longer used, having died out in ancient times, although in the 20th century it was reconstructed... | (China) |
| Quena Quena The quena is the traditional flute of the Andes. Usually made of bamboo or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole and is open on both ends. To produce sound, the player closes the top end of the pipe with the flesh between his chin and lower lip, and blows a stream of air downward, along... | (Andes) |
| Ryūteki Ryuteki The is a Japanese transverse fue made of bamboo. It is used in gagaku, the Shinto classical music associated with Japan's imperial court. The sound of the ryūteki is said to represent the dragons which ascend the skies between the heavenly lights and the people of the earth... | (Japan) |
| Sáo Sáo The sáo is a small transverse flute used in the traditional music of Vietnam. The instrument has a slender cylindrical body that is typically made of bamboo, although it may also be made of hardwood... | (Vietnam) |
| Shakuhachi Shakuhachi The is a Japanese end-blown flute. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of... | (Japan) |
| Shinobue Shinobue The shinobue is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music. It is heard in Shinto music such as kagura-den and in traditional Japanese folk songs... | (Japan) |
| Siku Siku (panpipe) The Siku , is a traditional Andean panpipe. This instrument is the main instrument used in a musical genre known as the Sikuri. It is traditionally found all across the Andes but is more typically associated with music from the Kollasuyo, or Aymara speaking regions around Lake Titicaca... | (Andes) |
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| Sogeum Sogeum The sogeum is a small bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger daegeum, it does not have a buzzing membrane... | (Korea) |
| Seruling | (Malaysia) |
| Suling Suling A suling or Seruling is an Indonesian bamboo ring flute. It is used in gamelan ensembles.Depending on the regional genre, a suling can be tuned into different scales... | (Indonesia) |
| Tongso | (Korea) |
| Venu Venu The venu is a bamboo transverse flute used in the Carnatic music of South India. Although it is often called Carnatic flute or simply flute in English, venu is the instrument's ancient Sanskrit name... | (India) |
| Xiao Xiao (flute) The xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo . It is also sometimes called dòngxiāo , dòng meaning "hole." An ancient name for the xiāo is shùdí The xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo (called... | (China) |
| Xindi Xindi The Xindi is the collective term for six fictional races in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. They are native to the planet Xindus in a region of space known as the Delphic Expanse... | (China) |
| Yak | (Korea) |
| Yokobue Yokobue A is a Japanese transverse flute or fue.These flutes have an extra closed chamber that extends past the chin to the left shoulder and can be used as a rest the way violins are rested on the left shoulder.... | (Japan) |
| Yue Yue -Locations:*Zhejiang, abbreviated 越 Yuè, a province of China*Guangdong, abbreviated 粵 Yuè, province of China*Yue in Yue Nan: 越南 -Language:... | (China) |