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Taodi and Wudu (Chinese ocarina.) Free reed flutes: Bawu (transverse free-reed flute) Hulusi (vertical gourd free-reed flute normally with one or two drone pipes) Chinese flutes are generally made from bamboo (see bamboo flute) and belong to the bamboo classification of Chinese music, although they can be (and have been) made of other materials ...
The bawu (simplified Chinese: 巴乌; traditional Chinese: 巴烏; pinyin: bāwū; also ba wu) is a Chinese wind instrument. [1] Although shaped like a flute, it is actually a free reed instrument, with a single metal reed. It is played in a transverse (horizontal) manner.
The oldest written sources reveal the Chinese were using the kuan (a reed instrument) and hsio (or xiao, an end-blown flute, often of bamboo) in the 12th-11th centuries b.c., followed by the chi (or ch'ih) in the 9th century b.c. and the yüeh in the 8th century b.c. [3] Of these, the chi is the oldest documented cross flute or transverse flute ...
Chi (Chinese: 篪; pinyin: chí) – ancient transverse bamboo flute; Yue (Chinese: 籥; pinyin: yuè) – ancient notched vertical bamboo flute with three finger holes; used in Confucian ritual music and dance; Xindi (新笛) – modern transverse flute with as many as 21 holes; Dongdi (侗笛) – wind instrument of the Dong people of ...
The hulusi (simplified Chinese: 葫 芦 丝; traditional Chinese: 葫蘆絲; pinyin: húlúsī), also known as the cucurbit flute [1] and the gourd flute, [2] is a free reed wind instrument from China, Vietnam, and the Shan State, played also by the indigenous people of Assam.
The dizi is also a popular instrument among the Chinese people as it is simple to make and easy to carry. [a] Most dizi are made of bamboo, which explains why dizi are sometimes known by simple names such as Chinese bamboo flute. However, "bamboo" is perhaps more of a Chinese instrument classification like "woodwind" in the West.