tin whistle
Sign in to saveAlso known as penny whistle, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, Irish whistle, feadóg stáin, feadóg, Clarke London Flageolet
six-holed woodwind instrument
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It is catalogued under topics including Celtic musical instruments, English musical instruments and Folk music instruments.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Other names
- Penny whistle
- Classification
- Woodwind Wind instrument Aerophone Simple system flute
- Hornbostel sachs classification
- 421.221.12, (Open flute with internal duct and fingerholes)
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Wikidata facts
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- Tin whistles
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 421.221.12
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Encyclopedic overview
The tin whistle, also known as the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, a class of instrument which also includes the recorder and Native American flute. A tin whistle player is called a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Irish traditional music and Celtic music. Other names for the instrument are the flageolet, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, or Irish whistle (also Irish: feadóg stáin or feadóg).
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tin whistle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.