The ''shinobue'' (

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篠笛 The ''shinobue'' (kanji: 篠笛; also called ''takebue'' (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays ...

; also called ''takebue'' (

: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese

transverse flute A transverse flute or side-blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when played. The player blows across the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular to the flute's body length. Transverse flutes include the Western concert flut ...

or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in

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and

nagauta is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes. History It is uncertain when the was first integrated into kabuki, but it was sometime du ...

ensembles, and plays important roles in

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and

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theatre music. It is heard in

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music such as '' kagura-den'' and in traditional Japanese folk songs. There are two styles: ''uta'' (song) and ''hayashi'' (festival). The uta is properly tuned to the Western

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, and can be played in ensembles or as a

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instrument.

External links

Ron Korb's Asian Flute Gallery
(features description and drawing of the Shinobue and other Japanese flutes)

(features articles on making and playing of the Shinobue and other Japanese transverse flutes: yokobue or fue)

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