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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21 sectionsContents
- 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.