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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes without duct > Vessel flutes (without distinct beak)

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421.13Vessel flutes (without distinct beak)   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 the instrument itself. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge as the player blows against the sharp rim of a hole in the side of a vessel. Brazil (Karaja), Lower Congo (Bafiote). (en)

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  • 421.13

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/278

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