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"Whistle" (Korean: 휘파람) is a North Korean song. The music was composed by Lee Jong-oh and the lyrics were adopted from a poem by national poet Cho Ki-chon (조기천). It was released in 1990 by the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, and as a single on vinyl in 1991. [1] After its release, it became one of the biggest hits in North Korea. [2]
Joseph Hudson (1848–1930) was an inventor in Birmingham, England during the late 19th century and the founder of J Hudson & Co in 1870, later to become the world largest whistle manufacturer . Hudson entered a competition held by the Metropolitan police force in London in 1883 to design a better way of attracting people's attention.
A party whistle A metal pea whistle. A whistle is a musical instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a large multi-piped church organ.
A pea whistle is constructionally identical to a "police whistle", but the chamber contains a small ball, known as the pea, but usually a material such as plastic or hard rubber. When blown, the pea moves chaotically in the chamber, interrupting and modulating the airflow to create a typical warbling/shrieking effect.
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Whistle (company), a subsidiary of Mars Petcare; Whistle (organisation), a West Ham United F.C. supporters' pressure group; Whistle (superhero), a fictional DC Comics character; Whistled language; Whistle Orange Soda, a soft drink made by Vess; A unit of time used in Indian cooking; Whistle, or whistle and flute, rhyming slang for suit
Some noisemakers: vuvuzela, Soprano and alto recorder head joints, pea whistle, very loud maracas (LP 281). A noisemaker is something intended to make a loud noise, usually for fun. Instruments or devices commonly considered "noisemakers" include: pea whistles
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