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pan flute
Sign in to saveAlso known as Panflute, Pan-pipe, Panpipe, Pan pipe, Pan's pipe, sets of end-blown flutes, panpipes, syrinx
simple woodwind musical instrument, formed by tying various lengths of pipe together, now typically made from bamboo
Described at
Skosmos: HornbostelAndSachs: Sets of end-blown flutes or panpipes
mimo-db.eu →... Aerophones Wind instruments proper Edge instruments or flutes Flutes without duct End-blown flutes Sets of end-blown flutes or panpipes The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within the instrument itself. The player creates a ribbon-shaped stream of air with his/her lips, blowing against the sharp rim at the upper open end of a tube. Several end-blown flutes of different pitch are combined to form a single instrument. (en)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Flauti diritti in serie privi di speciali dispositivi di taglio insufflati dall'alto o flauti di Pan
- Image
- Pan flute Gibonus FP-12.jpg
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- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03884397-n
- Commons category
- Pan flutes
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 421.112
- described at URL
- www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/258
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Article
The siku is an Andean pan flute This pan flute from the Solomon Islands is made from bamboo bound with reeds and rope
A pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Numerous varieties of pan flutes have been popular as folk instruments. The pipes are typically made from bamboo, giant cane, or local reeds. Other materials include wood, plastic, metal, and clay.