flute

Also known as edge-blown aerophones, transverse flute

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A flute is a wind instrument that produces sound when air is blown across or into it, and it comes in many varieties across different cultures, such as the Shinobue. Flutes matter because they are fundamental instruments used in music-making traditions around the world and have been important to human musical expression for centuries.

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Etymology and terminology
History
Acoustics
Materials
Types
Western transverse
Wooden one-keyed
Concert
Concert variants
Indian
Chinese
Korean
Japanese
Sodina and suling
Sring
Ọjà
Breathing techniques
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

alt=Picture of a collection of flutes. Contains Shinobue and other flutes spread out on a violet velveteen cloth.|thumb|Shinobue and other flutes

The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, flutes are edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist or flutist.

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