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The ''shinobue'' (
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)
(archived 9 February 2008) {{Authority control Side-blown flutes Japanese musical instruments Bamboo flutes Seven tone hole wind instruments
The ''shinobue'' (kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
: 篠笛; also called ''takebue'' (kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
: 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.Powell, A. (2001). Transverse flute. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 6 Feb. 2024 The player blows across the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular to ...
or fue that has a high-pitched sound.
Usage
It is found inhayashi
Hayashi (wikt:林, 林, literally "forest, woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname. It shares the same character as the Chinese surname Lin (surname), Lin and the Korean surname Im (surname), Im.
Notable people with the surname
*, Jap ...
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 dur ...
ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki
is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes ...
theatre music. It is heard in Shinto
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...
music such as '' kagura-den'' and in traditional Japanese folk songs.
Variations
There are three styles: ''uta'' (song), ''hayashi'' (festival), and ''doremi''. The uta is tuned to a Japanese variant of the shi'er lü scale, while the temperament of the hayashi vary across regions. The doremi is tuned to the western scale; hence the name.See also
* Ryuteki *Bamboo musical instruments
Bamboos natural hollow form makes it an obvious choice for many musical instruments. In South and South East Asia, traditional uses of bamboo the instrument include various types of woodwind instruments, such as flutes, and devices like xylopho ...
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)
(archived 9 February 2008) {{Authority control Side-blown flutes Japanese musical instruments Bamboo flutes Seven tone hole wind instruments