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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes without duct > Side-blown flutes > Sets of side-blown flutes

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421.122Sets of side-blown flutes   Link to MIMO collections

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  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within each flute, where a narrow stream of air is directed against the sharp rim of a hole in the side of the tube. Two or more flutes are played together. (en)

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  • 421.122

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/275

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