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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes with duct or duct flutes > Flutes with duct formed by an internal baffle with an external cover

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421.23Flutes with duct formed by an internal baffle with an external cover   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within the instrument itself. A narrow duct directs the air stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice. The duct is formed by an internal baffle (natural node, block of resin) and an external tied-on cover (cane, wood, hide). American Plains, S. E. Asia, Indonesia. (en)

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  • 421.23

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/311

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