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The quena (hispanicized spelling of Quechua qina, [1] sometimes also written kena in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of cane or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole, and is open on both ends or the bottom is half-closed (choked).
The txistu (Basque pronunciation: [ˈtʃis̺tu]) is a kind of fipple flute that became a symbol for the Basque folk revival. The name may stem from the general Basque word ziztu "to whistle" with palatalisation of the z (cf zalaparta > txalaparta). This three-hole pipe can be played with one hand, leaving the other one free to play a percussion ...
The atenteben [1] (atɛntɛbɛn) [what language is this?] is a bamboo flute from Ghana. [2] [3] 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 (most often in funeral processions), beginning in the 20th century ...
The whistle's fingering system is similar to that of the six-hole, "simple system Irish flutes" ("simple" in comparison to Boehm system flutes). The six-hole, diatonic system is also used on baroque flutes, and was of course well-known before Robert Clarke began producing his tin whistles. Clarke's first whistle, the Meg, was pitched in high A ...
The flute (Venu or Vamsa) is mentioned in many Hindu texts on music and singing, as complementary to the human voice and Veena (vaani-veena-venu). [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The flute is however not called bansuri in the ancient, and is referred to by other names such as nadi , tunava in the Rigveda (3000–2500 BCE) and other Vedic texts of Hinduism , or ...
7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B-flat ("6-hon choshi") top binding 7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B ("7-hon choshi") black painted 7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in C ("8-hon choshi") without binding Shinobue at a festival, 2018. The shinobue (kanji: 篠笛; also called takebue (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese ...
The fujara (Slovak pronunciation:) [1] is a large wind instrument of the tabor pipe class. It originated in central Slovakia as a sophisticated folk shepherd's overtone fipple flute of unique design in the contrabass range. Ranging from 160 to 200 cm long (5'3" – 6'6") [2] and tuned in A, G, or F.
A rim-blown, oblique flute made of giant reed (Arundo donax), the Turkish ney has six finger-holes on the front and a high-set thumb-hole on the back.The thumb hole is not centered but rather is angled to the left or right depending on whether the instrument was intended to be played with the left or right hand on top.