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A reed pipe is an instrument which is similar in construction to the fipple flutes but instead of a whistle mouthpiece, has a single reed (like a clarinet or bagpipe chanter) or a double reed, like the oboe. Examples of single-reed reedpipes include diplica, launeddas, sipsi, hornpipe, pibgorn, alboka and triple pipes.
It is noteworthy that Irish music was predominantly solo music until the late 19th century, when these fixed-pitch instruments began to play more of a role. Like some older pipe organs, uilleann pipes are not normally tuned to even temperament, but rather to just intonation, so that the chanter and regulators can blend sweetly with the three ...
Set of cylindrical shawm-like instruments, with an air reservoir like a bagpipe: 422.121-62 Baganda peoples of Uganda: endongo [18] Bowl lyre made of lizardskin with strings tied to a piece of wood inserted into two holes on two arms 321.21: Balochs: suroz [19] Bowed string instrument with a long neck, similar to a fiddle or sarangi and played ...
Bagpipe Great Highland bagpipe: variable D ♭ 4 - D 4: A minority of bagpipes, made for playing with other instruments, are exactly D ♭ 4 (referred to as B ♭, relative to the tonic note A rather than C). Most bagpipes are sharper than this, between D ♭ 4 and D 4. [1]. Northumbrian smallpipes in F or F+ B ♭ 4 for F (~20 cents sharp for F+)
Western concert flute; Fife; Alto flute; bass flute; Contra-alto flute; Contrabass flute; Subcontrabass flute; Double contrabass flute; Hyperbass flute; Bansuri (India) Irish flute; Koudi (China) Dizi (China) Native American flute; Daegeum (Korea) Nohkan (Japan) Ryūteki (Japan) Shinobue (Japan) Švilpa (Lithuania) Venu (India) Kaval (Anatolian ...
The following instruments are part of their secular and religious dance and song: Taghanimt reed flute. Taghanimt, an end-blown reed flute. Used mostly to accompany songs rather than dance, the taghanimt has a rich, breathy texture. Mizwid, a type of bagpipe; the term literally means "bag" or "food pouch".
Werner writes that "unique in the history of music is the firm belief in the purifying and sin-atoning power of the Temple's music, ascribed to both chant and instruments." [9] The music had to be free from blemish or fault, and avoided magical elements. Even the High Priest's garment had symbolism: (Exod. 28:34–35): "a golden bell and a ...
[1] [2] [3] Sometimes, religious music uses similar instruments across cultures. The use of drums (and drumming), for example, is seen commonly in numerous religions such as Rastafari and Sinism, while wind instruments (the horn, saxophone, trumpet and variations of such) can be commonly found in Islam and Judaism. [4] [5]