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Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes

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421Edge instruments or flutes   Link to MIMO collections

Definición

  • 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 to excite a column of air in a tube or a body of air in a cavity. (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/247

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