shakuhachi
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A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the . A bamboo flute known as the or was derived from the Chinese xiao in the Nara period and died out in the 10th century. After a long blank period, the appeared in the 15th century, and then in the 16th century, the was developed in Japan. The flourished in the 18th century during the Edo period, and eventually the also died out. The developed in Japan is longer and thicker than the and has one finger hole less. It is long
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- woodwind
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- Woodwind
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- A Tozan school flute, blowing edge up. Left: top view, four holes. Right: bottom view, fifth hole.
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- Open single end-blown flute with fingerholes
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- Subclass of
- end-blown flute
- Country of origin
- Japan
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 421.111.12
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- Shakuhachi
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Overview
- History
- Acoustics
- Notable players
- Recordings
- In the film industry
- Western contemporary music
- Synthesized/sampled {{transliteration|ja|shakuhachi}}
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the . A bamboo flute known as the or was derived from the Chinese xiao in the Nara period and died out in the 10th century. After a long blank period, the appeared in the 15th century, and then in the 16th century, the was developed in Japan. The flourished in the 18th century during the Edo period, and eventually the also died out. The developed in Japan is longer and thicker than the and has one finger hole less. It is longer and thicker than and is superior in volume, range, scale and tone quality. Today, since the shakuhachi generally refers only to , the theory that the is an instrument unique to Japan is widely accepted.
The is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS, ebonite, anodized aluminum, and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke Zen of Zen Buddhism in the practice of (blowing meditation).
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