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Shinobue

{{Short description|High-pitched Japanese transverse fue (flute)}}

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7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B-flat ("6-hon choshi") top binding
7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B ("7-hon choshi") black painted

7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in C ("8-hon choshi") without binding]]

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The shinobue (kanji: 篠笛; also called takebue (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}.

Usage

It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} It is heard in Shinto music such as kagura-den and in traditional Japanese folk songs.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Variations

There are three styles: uta (song), hayashi (festival), and doremi. The uta is tuned to a Japanese variant of the shi'er lü scale, while the temperament of the hayashi vary across regions. The doremi is tuned to the western scale; hence the name.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

See also

External links

  • [http://www.ronkorb.com/asianflutes.html Ron Korb's Asian Flute Gallery] (features description and drawing of the Shinobue and other Japanese flutes)
  • [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~dl1s-ymgc/index-e.htm Syoji Yamaguchi's web site on Japanese transverse flutes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104517/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~dl1s-ymgc/index-e.htm |date=2011-06-07 }} (features articles on making and playing of the Shinobue and other Japanese transverse flutes: yokobue or fue)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080209191108/http://jtrad.columbia.jp/eng/i_shinobue.html Japanese Traditional Music] (archived 9 February 2008)

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