tin whistle

Also 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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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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Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 421.221.12

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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).

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