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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 internal duct > (Single) flutes with internal duct > Vessel flutes with duct > Vessel flutes with duct, with fingerholes

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421.221.42Vessel flutes with duct, with fingerholes   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 duct directs the air stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice. The body of the flute is in the form of a vessel, with fingerholes. (en)

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  • 421.221.42

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/302

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