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The shakuhachi is derived from the Chinese bamboo-flute. The bamboo-flute first came to Japan from China during the 7th [8] or 8th century. [9] [3] This style of bamboo flute, also called kodai shakuhachi (古代尺八, ancient shakuhachi) or gagaku shakuhachi (雅楽尺八), was used for playing gagaku, but died out in the
Traditional fue: Komabue: Transverse This fue is for komagaku, a type of music used for dances associated with gagaku Imperial Court music. Ryūteki: Transverse Used in Japanese music seeming to have a Chinese origin. Its sound is said to represent the ascension of dragons. Nohkan: Transverse A flute used in the Noh theatre and hayashi ...
There are eight traditional flutes, as well as more modern creations. Hocchiku – vertical bamboo flute; Nohkan – transverse bamboo flute used for Noh theater; Ryūteki – transverse bamboo flute used for gagaku; Kagurabue (神楽笛) – transverse bamboo flute used for mi-kagura (御神楽), Shinto ritual music)
Noh (能) or nōgaku (能楽) music is a type of theatrical music used in Noh theatre. Noh music is played by an instrumental ensemble called hayashi-kata (囃子方).The instruments used are the taiko (太鼓) stick drum, a large hourglass-shaped drum called the ōtsuzumi (大鼓), a smaller hourglass-shaped drum called the kotsuzumi (小鼓), and a bamboo flute called the nohkan (能管).
Ron Korb's Asian Flute Gallery (features description and drawing of the Shinobue and other Japanese flutes); Syoji Yamaguchi's web site on Japanese transverse flutes Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (features articles on making and playing of the Shinobue and other Japanese transverse flutes: yokobue or fue)
A lacquered nohkan. The Nohkan (能 管) is a high pitched, Japanese transverse bamboo flute, or fue ().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 Sarugaku.
Masakazu Yoshizawa (吉沢 政和, September 10, 1950 – October 24, 2007) was a Japanese American flutist and musician, known for his mastery of the bamboo flute, specifically the shakuhachi. Yoshizawa also mastered several other traditional Japanese flutes, in addition to other Japanese and Western musical instruments. [1]
The komabue (高麗笛) ("Koma flute") is a transverse bamboo flute, a fue that is used in traditional Japanese court music. Construction